If a Theory Is Useful Because It Generates New Hypotheses

question 68

Multiple Choice

If a theory is useful because it generates new hypotheses that are capable of being disconfirmed, the theory can be described as

• A) heuristic
• B) falsifiable
• C) parsimonious
• D) heuristic and falsifiable
• E) heuristic and parsimonious

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Definitions:

Self-catheterization

A medical procedure in which a person inserts a catheter into their bladder to empty it, often due to inability to urinate naturally.

Assisted Catheterization

A medical procedure involving the insertion of a catheter by a healthcare professional to aid in the elimination of urine.

Diagnostic Reasoning

Process that enables an observer to assign meaning to and classify phenomena in clinical situations by integrating observations and critical thinking.

Nursing Diagnosis

Formal statement of an actual or potential health problem that nurses can legally and independently treat; the second step of the nursing process, during which the patient's actual and potential unhealthy responses to an illness or condition are identified.