A staff nurse asks a student, "Why in the world are you studying nursing theory?" How would the student best respond?
A) "Our school requires we take it before we can graduate."
B) "We do it so we know more than your generation did."
C) "I think it explains how we should collaborate with others."
D) "It helps explain how nursing is different from medicine."
Ans: D
Nursing theory differentiates nursing from other disciplines and activities in that it serves the purpose of describing, explaining, predicting, and controlling desired outcomes of nursing care practices.
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