Chapter 7: Thinking Philosophically in Nursing in Canada - Nurselytic

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: The quest to conceptualize nursing knowledge began in the 1960s when nurse educators began to identify what comprised nursing education and what could be included in the nursing curriculum.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Asking 'What is the nature of nursing care?' leads to having to answer more basic questions, such as: What is care? What is included in care? What is good care? These questions are indicative of philosophical thinking about nursing practice.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Concepts-based practice reflects concepts versus pure scientific evidence. Evidence-informed practice and knowledge transfer are reflective of basing nursing practice on predominantly scientific evidence, such as procedures and policies.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: The competing perspectives of a nursing conception or using science to identify what nurses do has created a translation gap that pertains to the use and understanding of theories in the practice of nursing.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: In their study of Western Canadian nurses' perceptions, White et al. (2008) found that the practice and morale of nurses were being negatively affected by unclear intraprofessional and interprofessional scopes of practice.