Nurses have historically had difficulty identifying a single, comprehensive definition of nursing. What factor most accounts for this difficulty in agreeing on a definition for nursing?
A) It can be challenging to reconcile the theoretical and practical aspects of nursing.
B) Nursing exists in the psychomotor (hands-on) domain rather than in the cognitive domain.
C) Compared with medicine, nursing has a relatively short history.
D) Nurses have traditionally been reluctant to acknowledge the outcomes of their practice.
Ans: A
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