The Primary Purpose of Nursing Theory Is To

question 5

Multiple Choice

The primary purpose of nursing theory is to:

• A)Improve nursing practice.
• B)Control health-care costs.
• C)Justify nursing costs.
• D)Establish nursing as a discipline.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

Enhance Existing Organization

A cognitive process that involves integrating new information into already existing frameworks or structures of knowledge.

Garcia And Garcia y Robertson

Refers to John Garcia and his research, often with collaborators, on conditioned taste aversions, illustrating how some associations are easier to learn due to evolutionary predispositions.

Learning

The process of acquiring new understanding, knowledge, behaviors, skills, values, attitudes, or preferences through experience, study, or teaching.