The Nursing Instructor Is Teaching a Class on Nursing Theory

question 1

Multiple Choice

The nursing instructor is teaching a class on nursing theory. One of the students asks, "Why do we need to know this stuff? It doesn't really affect patients." What is the instructor's best response?

• A) "You are correct, but we have to learn it anyway."
• B) "This keeps the focus of nursing narrow."
• C) "Theories help explain why nurses do what they do."
• D) "Exposure to theories will help you later in graduate school."

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