The nursing faculty is revising their program's curriculum and plan to use a specific theory as a basis of their work. What is a theory?
1. A document that relates concepts by defining their significance to one another.
2. An overall view or orientation to focus thoughts.
3. A graphic illustration of a conceptual framework.
4. A specific outline of the curriculum's topics and contents.
Correct Answer: 1
Theories relate concepts by using definitions that state significant relationships between concepts. A conceptual framework is a group of related concepts that provides an overall view or orientation to focus thoughts. A graphic illustration of a conceptual framework is a conceptual model. A specific outline of curriculum topics and contents is a topic outline.
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