A nurse is evaluating Levin's Theory of Conservation to determine if it can be applied to patients in the initial phases of chemotherapy treatment
During this phase of theory acceptance, the nurse wants to determine if all the concepts of energy, structural integrity, personal integrity, and social integrity are included in the care of cancer treatment. The nurse is applying which criteria of theory acceptance?
a. Inclusiveness
b. Consistency
c. Accuracy
d. Fruitfulness
ANS: A
Correct: Inclusiveness asks the question, "Does the theory include all concepts related to the area of interest?"
Incorrect:
b. Consistency asks the question, "Can the theory address new entities without having its founding assumptions changed?"
c. Accuracy asks the question, "Does the theory explain retrospective occurrences?"
d. Fruitfulness asks the question, "Does the theory generate new directions for future research?"
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-True -False