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Introduction to Nursing
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A vote by a nursing organization.
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A question or idea that arises from nursing practice or research.
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A directive from a hospital administrator.
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A government mandate.
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The best research evidence, their clinical expertise, and the patient's values and preferences.
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Only the information found in the oldest nursing textbooks.
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The doctor's orders without question.
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Their own personal opinions and beliefs exclusively.
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Theory can provide the framework for the research that generates the evidence used in EBP.
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EBP has made nursing theory obsolete.
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Theory and EBP are conflicting approaches to patient care.
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EBP is only used for medicine, while theory is only used for nursing.
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The link between grand theory, research, and practice.
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The application of a borrowed theory.
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A failure of the nursing process.
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The use of a practice-level theory.
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It ensures that care is thoughtful and relevant, rather than just routine and task-oriented.
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It is the final step in becoming a nurse theorist.
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It is required for membership in the Pakistan Nursing Council.
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It helps the nurse decide which tasks to delegate to others.
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Discard the idea of using theory altogether.
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Explore a middle-range or practice theory that is more specific to her patient population.
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Criticize the grand theorist for not being practical.
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Ask the doctor for a nursing care plan.
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A strong support system, including the father and other family members.
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The mother's ability to perform self-care.
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The cleanliness of the home environment.
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The mother's adaptation to the stress of childbirth.
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Linear, where research creates theory, which is then used in practice.
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Cyclical, where practice poses questions for research, and research findings help build and test theory, which then guides practice.
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Unrelated, as the three are independent domains.
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Hierarchical, with theory being the most important, followed by research, and then practice.
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Research question to test the relationship between teaching and anxiety.
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New grand theory of nursing.
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Change in hospital policy without further evidence.
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Criticism of all existing nursing theories.
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Bridging the gap between theory and practice through research.
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Developing a new grand theory.
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Critiquing the metaparadigm of nursing.
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Applying a borrowed theory from medicine.
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It proves that nursing is better than other health professions.
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It demonstrates that the profession has a unique body of knowledge that guides its services.
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It ensures that all practitioners behave in the same way.
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It is a requirement for international travel and work.
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Theory guiding nursing administration and practice.
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A research study being conducted.
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The development of a new practice-level theory.
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An evaluation of the nursing metaparadigm.
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Remain relevant and adapt to the changing health needs of society.
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Replace all old theories with new ones.
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Prove its superiority over medicine.
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Create more complex models that are harder to understand.
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Theory provides the underlying 'why' for the 'what' and 'how' of nursing actions.
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Theories are only meant for nurse educators and researchers.
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All nurses must develop their own personal theory.
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Nursing practice is purely a technical skill.
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It is highly abstract and complex.
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It provides a broad overview of the nursing profession.
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It is specific and provides direct guidance for a particular type of patient or situation.
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It is borrowed from another discipline like sociology.
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The nurse's role in fixing the patient's problems.
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The patient's subjective experience and quality of life as they define it.
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The patient as a system of inputs and outputs.
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The biological needs of the patient.
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How to care for acutely ill patients.
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The factors that influence individuals to pursue health-promoting behaviors.
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The process of adaptation to chronic illness.
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The stages of the nurse-patient relationship.
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The belief that the action will be effective.
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A family history of the disease.
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The cost, inconvenience, or time commitment of a health behavior.
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Support from friends and family.
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Perceived benefits of action.
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Perceived self-efficacy.
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Perceived barriers to action.
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Activity-related affect.
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