Javier, Kristine Louise E.
BSN3C
MC4: 5 QUESTIONS
Introduction Definition of Philosophy
1. Philosophy comes from the word Philo and Sophia which means:
a. “I think; therefore I am”
b. “Love of Wisdom”
c. “God from the Machine”
d. “Knowledge and Epistemology”
A. Pertains to the philosophical statement that was made by Rene Descartes
“Cogito, ergo sum” which means “I think; therefore I am”.
B. The word comes from the Greek word Philo (love) and Sophia
(wisdom), which means, “Love of Wisdom” where such wisdom
pertains to the entire human endeavor of seeking the truth.
C. “God from the Machine” is a Greek word that means “Deus Ex Machina” an
Philosophy of Aristotle which describes the technique as a device to resolve
the plot of tragedies.
D. “Knowledge and Epistemology” is 2 Greek words “Gnosis and Episteme”.
Gnosis was a common Greek noun for “Knowledge”; but was often used to
mean the more personal ‘first-hand’ experiential knowledge. Episteme on the
other hand, was used more often to refer knowledge gained from sustained
and effortful inquiry.
2. Which of the following statements is not true about Logic:
a. Science of correct thinking, logic consists of systemized and certain
knowledge of the principles which govern correct thinking.
b. Derived from the word Logos which means “Spoken word”,”Speech”
or “Reason”
c. It is based on mere opinion and factual knowledge.
d. Science that deals with valid reasoning and argument.
A/B/D is correct, all of them describes what truly logic is. Logic is an science
and an art of correct thinking or reasoning. The reason why “C” is incorrect
it should be “It is not based on mere opinion and demonstrated
knowledge”.
3. Epistemology is the study of morality of human act. One example of
question deal is: “Are moral values absolute or relative?”
a. The statement is true.
b. It should be Logic.
c. It should be Metaphysics.
d. It should be Ethics.
A/B/C is incorrect.
A (Epistemology) is the study of human knowledge.
B (Logic) is the study of correct reasoning.
C (Metaphysics) is the study of reality.
4. “Can reality be grasped by senses or is it transcendent?”. What type of
question is an example given?
a. Epistemology
b. Metaphysics
c. Ethics
d. Logic
A is validity of human knowledge. Example question is “What is knowledge?”
B is correct, because this question is about reality. Which is the
principle of things, including abstract concepts such being, knowing,
substance, cause, identity, time and space.
C is study of the morality of human act. Example question s “Are there any
objectives standards of right and wrong?”
D is study of correct reasoning. It is used to investigate reality. Example
question is “What is the difference between truth and validity?”
5. Which of the following statements are true about one of the branches or
divisions of Philosophy?
a. Speculative Philosophy is interested in the goodness or badness of a
human act.
b. Normative Philosophy is interested in the nature, essence or
substance of reality.
c. Critical Philosophy is interested in truth in relation to action.
d. None of the statements are correct.
A is describing Normative Philosophy which is interested in the nature, essence
or substance of reality.
B is describing Speculative Philosophy which is interested in the goodness or
badness of a human act.
C is describing Practical Philosophy which is interested in truth in relation to
action.
D None of them are correct because Critical Philosophy is interested
in the meaning of truth without being necessarily related with action.
Logic and Critical Thinking
1. What is the right definition for critical thinking?
a. It is considering ways to adapt to environment.
b. It is a process of discovering solutions that are not obvious under
normal circumstances.
c. It is when the solution to a problem can be deduced by applying
established rules and logical reasoning.
d. It is an active, organized, cognitive process used to carefully
examine one’s thinking and the thinking of others.
A The definition is about Physical thinking
B The definition is about Creative thinking
C The definition is about Convergent Thinking
D This truly is the definition of critical thinking. It is purposeful, goal-
directed thinking aiming to make judgements based on evidence
rather than conjecture. This helps one individual to make decisions
that requires a lot of thought.
2. What should the nurse do if Mrs. Bautista is overweight, hypertension and
diabetes and told you “I’ll take my diabetic medications as prescribed and I’ll
be all better”. What should take nurse should do first by using critical thinking?
a. Just write the case of Mrs. Bautista and instruct your co-nurse do it
for you.
b. Think about the pathophysiology of each disorders
c. Leave the patient do whatever she wants and check whenever
necessary or experiencing difficulty.
d. Make your own NCP diagnosis and let the doctor handle it.
A/C/D are not the proper ways to take care of a patient. We should always
cooperate with our patient, family of client and especially with the doctor.
B To know what to do or say to our patient, to give proper care needed.
In this case, sure an antidiabetic medication can help reduce blood
sugar, but a healthy diet and exercise should also be added to help
reduce weight and reduce blood pressure, and possibly an
antihypertensive medication treatment as well.
3. ______________, is where you could put the main issue in the middle,
then have all of the related pieces connected to it.
a. Concept Map
b. Nursing Care Plan
c. Pathophysiology
d. Anatomy
A It is an diagram or graphical tool that visually represents
relationships between concepts and ideas.
B Is usually in tabular form, from left to right t is written on each column:
Assessment, Nursing Diagnosis, Objectives, Nursing Intervention,
Implementation and Evaluation.
C Is the study of disordered physiological processes associated with disease
or injury
D Is the science that studies the structure of the body.
4. What is the best example of planning ahead in nursing?
a. Go back and forth between the equipment area and the patient’s room
while assessing
b. Make a list of the most common things you do at clinical
assessment
c. Ask the patient what would he/she needs during on the assessment
d. Bring all of the necessary or unnecessary equipments while assessing
maybe you’ll use it unexpectedly
A is not planning ahead, it is on the spot thinking because he/she is already
on the patient’s room to assess.
B is the best example of planning ahead, you are thinking what you will need
on the case assessment of the patient and the usual equipments you need on
assessing. It helps the nurse to plan ahead and prepare for the unexpected.
C it is asking for patient’s need during the assessment
D The nurse will have difficulties and would be lost of focus when bringing
unnecessary equipments during the assessment.
5. Why do we need to think of all the things we are going to need before
entering the patient’s room?
a. To be prepared.
b. To do the assessment quickly.
c. To save time and effort.
d. None of the choices are correct.
A/B/D is incorrect, because they are not the greatest reason on why we should
think of the things we are going to need in entering patient’s room.
C is correct, so you won’t go back and forth getting the equipments needed in
assessing the patient and to not make the patient wait for you to go back and
forth especially when it is an emergency. So you won’t get tripped up later
and have to backtrack what you’re doing.
Limitation of Logic
1. Many forms of logic only handle true of false.
a. Uncertainty
b. Human Perception
c. Partial Truths
d. Language
A It is some form of logic fail to handle uncertainty, although it is studied by
a field known as probabilistic logic.
B Using logic to create something that people are passionate about (such as
architecture) tends to have low value.
C Using logic to create something that people are passionate about
(such as architecture) tends to have low value. Logic tends to give:
false that the glass is full; and false that it is empty
D Each form of logic represents observations in a formal language of logic.
2. Each form of logic represents observations in a formal language of logic.
a. Uncertainty
b. Human Perception
c. Partial Truth
d. Language
A It is some form of logic fail to handle uncertainty, although it is studied by
a field known as probabilistic logic.
B Using logic to create something that people are passionate about (such as
architecture) tends to have low value.
C Many forms of logic only handle true of false.
D These languages impose limitations that do not exist in natural
language. Thus, languages cannot represent or consider the subtleties
of a natural language such as French.
3. Some forms of logic fail to handle uncertainty, although it is studied by a
field known as probabilistic logic.
a. Uncertainty
b. Human Perception
c. Partial Truth
d. Language
A Any form of logic that cannot handle uncertainty has difficulty with
real world decision-making since uncertainty is common.
B Using logic to create something that people are passionate about (such as
architecture) tends to have low value.
C Many forms of logic only handle true or false
D Each form of logic represents observations in a formal language of logic.
4, Using logic to create something that people are passionate about (such as
architecture) tends to have low value.
a. Uncertainty
b. Human Perception
c. Partial Truth
d. Language
A Some forms of logic fail to handle uncertainty, although it is studied by a
field known as probabilistic logic.
B It is notably difficult to codify perceptions such as aesthetics,
emotion, or cultural concepts. Example: If someone writes a movie
review with formal logic, humans would typically view the results as
lacking insight. Artificial intelligence could review a film by looking at
people’s opinions about similar films and assimilating them.
C Many forms of logic only handle true or false
D Each form of logic represents observations in a formal language of logic.
5. A formal discipline of creating and validating reason. Its value lies in its
correctness which means that formal logic can be shown to be correct, given
the basic assumptions about existence and knowledge.
a. Logic
b. Partial Truth
c. Uncertainty
d. Human Perception
A It is widely used to prove theories, solve problems, make decisions,
and fully automate decisions. If its strength lies in its correctness, its
limitations are related to its range.
B Many forms of logic only handle true or false.
C Some forms of logic fail to handle uncertainty, although it is studied by a
field known as probabilistic logic.
D Some forms of logic fail to handle uncertainty, although it is studied by a
field known as probabilistic logic.
Operations of the Human Mind
1. It is defined as a statement which affirms or denies something about a
certain reality or object.
a. Judgement
b. Proposition
c. Reasoning
d. None of the choices are correct
A Defines as the act by which the mind affirms or denies something about
something else
B It is an external sign of judgement; often formulated in declarative
form
C An act or mental process, the mind or the intellect advances from one thing
understood to another
2. A mental process of transferring from the ideal order to the real order. The
second operation of the human mind.
a. Judgement
b. Proposition
c. Reasoning
d. None of the choices are correct
A The intellect whereby the intellect compares 2 ideas noting their
agreement or disagreement and either combines or separates them.
B Defined as a statement which affirms or denies something about a certain
reality or object.
C An act or mental process, the mind or the intellect advances from one thing
understood to another
3. A mental process wherein the intellect arrives at new judgement or at a
new truth by using judgement previously known. Third operation of the human
mind.
a. Judgement
b. Proposition
c. Reasoning
d. None of the choices are correct
A The intellect whereby the intellect compares 2 ideas noting their agreement
or disagreement and either combines or separates them.
B Defined as a statement which affirms or denies something about a certain
reality or object.
C An act or mental process, the mind or the intellect advances from
one thing understood to another
4. Which of the following are components of Judgement
a. Existence of two concepts
b. Comparison of two concepts
c. Pronouncement of agreement and disagreement
d. All of them are correct
Existence of 2 concepts (takes the form of subject and a predicate in a
proposition
Comparison of 2 concepts (manifest the process of knowing the relationship
between 2 concepts)
Pronouncement of agreement and disagreement (embodies the principle
behind the true absence of judgement
5. Which of the following is the definition of Induction, which is one methods
of reasoning?
a. The reasoning from the universal to the particular; from laws to their
operations principles; from causes to effects.
b. The reasoning from the particular to universal; from specific
instances to the formulation of general principles; from cause to
effect.
c. Method used in mathematical and philosophical sciences
d. None of the above
A/C is the definition of the other method of reasoning, which is the Deduction.
B is the method of reasoning employed by physical sciences; chemistry,
biology and medicine.
