A nurse is listening to a nurse manager give a presentation on nursing theory. The nurse identifies which statement as being indicative of nursing theory?
a. "Team nursing to best use resources within the delivery of care"
b. "Managed care focusing on conservation of the economic resources"
c. "A direction as to how an individual nurse can best meet patient needs"
d. "Created by nurses, for nurses, in under-standing the nursing process"
D
Nursing theory is created by nurses and for nurses who provide care to their patients, either di-rectly or indirectly. Nursing theory is not managed care, primary nursing, team nursing, or any other more business-related method of delivering care.
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