The nurse researcher is conducting research on the effect of homelessness on how often a woman performs self-breast examinations. Which theory would be of greatest interest to this nurse?
1. Pender's Health Promotion Theory.
2. Mishel's Uncertainty in Illness Theory.
3. Melzack's Gate Control Theory of Pain.
4. Benner's model on novice to expert.
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Rationale 1: Health practices of 137 homeless women in shelters were studied by Wilson (2005) using Pender's Health Promotion Model as the theoretical framework.
Rationale 2: This theory deals with illness, not health practices.
Rationale 3: This theory describes a possible process for transmission of pain and does not address health practices.
Rationale 4: This model deals with the development of a nurse from novice to expert and does not address health practices.
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