Explain relationships that exist among variables as well as the nature of those relationships

NSG6101 Nursing Research Methods
Week 4 Knowledge Check
Question 1The overall purpose of a theory is to:
Question 1 options:
Explain relationships that exist among variables as well as the nature of those relationships
Make scientific findings meaningful and generalizable
Stimulate the generation of hypotheses that can be empirically tested
Summarize accumulated facts
Question 2 The building blocks for theory are:
Question 2 options:
Propositions
Relationships
Hypotheses
Concepts
Question 3 The major similarity between theories and conceptual models is that both:
Question 3 options:
Use concepts as their building blocks
Use the deductive reasoning process almost exclusively
Contain a set of logically interrelated propositions
Provide a mechanism for developing new propositions from the original propositions
Question 4 The Health Promotion Model would best be described as a:
Question 4 options:
Descriptive theory
Borrowed theory
Grounded theory
Middle-range theory
Question 5 Which of the following 3 answers are central concepts in conceptual models of nursing?
Question 5 options:
Person
Social Support
Health
Environment