Which of the following statements best describes a weakness of early nursing theories?
a. Many nurses did not know or understand the theoretical basis of nursing practice.
b. Most nursing theories focused on microscopic individual concerns.
c. The theories did not reflect the actual world of nursing practice.
d. The theories had global applicability to nursing practice.
ANS: B
Most nursing theories have an extremely narrow focus on individual nurse-patient care situations. This microscopic focus ignores the broader global social macroscopic perspective.
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