The nursing process is
a. The generation of nursing knowledge for use in practice.
b. A systematic view of a phenomenon specific to inquiry.
c. A method used to inform a system about how it functions.
d. A systematic process for the delivery of nursing care.
ANS: D
Although the nursing process is central to nursing, it is not a theory. It provides a systematic process for the delivery of nursing care. Theory generates nursing knowledge for use in practice. An interdisciplinary theory explains a systematic view of a phenomenon specific to the discipline of inquiry. Feedback serves to inform a system about how it functions.
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