The informatics nurse is leading a group of information technologists to study why a group of care providers is having difficulty documenting care provided to patients with chronic back pain. Which type of theory should the nurse use to guide this study?
A) Grand
B) Middle-range
C) Situation-specific
D) Conceptual framework
C) Situation-specific
Explanation: A) Grand theories aim to describe the broadest scope of nursing phenomena and relationships between them and do not lend themselves to empirical testing.
B) Middle-range theories are more limited in scope, focus on a specific phenomenon, and reflect practice (teaching, clinical, or administrative). These theories cross different nursing fields and reflect a wide variety of nursing-care situations.
C) Situation-specific theories focus on a specific nursing phenomenon. They are often bound to a specific type of clinical practice and focus on a specific population. This type of theory would be the best to use with the clinical problem.
D) A conceptual framework is another name for a theory.
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