In What Way Have Advanced Practice Nurses Most Contributed to the Development

question 3

Multiple Choice

In what way have advanced practice nurses most contributed to the development of theories and models in nursing?

• A)Using their advanced education to develop new, more realistic theories
• B)Challenging theorists to publish their theories in language everyone can understand
• C)Requiring theorists to modify their theories to meet the needs of independent practice
• D)Testing theories in actual nursing practice situations
• Multiple Response
• Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.

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Definitions:

Sensory Adaptation

The mechanism by which sensory receptors reduce their sensitivity to sustained stimuli as time progresses.

Signal Detection Theory

A psychological theory that describes how individuals decide on the presence or absence of a stimulus under conditions of uncertainty.

Ganglion Cells

Neurons located in the retina of the eye that integrate visual information before it's transmitted to the brain via the optic nerve.

Cones

Sensory receptors in the retina that detect light waves and transduce them into signals that are processed in the brain as vision. Cones respond best to higher levels of illumination, and therefore they are responsible for seeing color and fine detail.