Community Health Nurses Use Theories to Inform Their Practice

question 22

Multiple Choice

Community health nurses use theories to inform their practice. Which of the following statements is true about the use of theories:

• A) Community health nurses must use only community health nursing theories
• B) Community health nurses only use nursing theories
• C) Community health nurses often use theories from other disciplines
• D) Community health nurses only use theories from medical science

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Definitions:

External Factors

Elements outside of an organization that can impact its operation, such as economic conditions, legal regulations, and social trends.

Evaluation Method

Specific procedures and strategies used to systematically assess the effectiveness, value, or performance of an object, person, or process.

BARS

Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scales, a method used in performance management that focuses on specific behaviors that illustrate various levels of performance.

Behavioural Methods

A range of techniques used in management and psychology to understand and influence individual actions in an organizational context, often for training or assessment purposes.