Borrowed Theory in Nursing

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What is the primary purpose of borrowing theories from other disciplines in nursing?

  • To limit the development of nursing practice
  • To avoid developing nursing theories
  • To ignore the need for nursing knowledge base
  • To interpret, expand, and validate theories in nursing (correct)

What has led nursing to develop its own theories and knowledge base?

  • Overabundance of knowledge from other disciplines
  • Gaps or limitations in knowledge and methods from other disciplines (correct)
  • Lack of interest in other disciplines' theories
  • Sufficient fulfillment of need for useful knowledge from other disciplines

How do borrowed theories assist in attaining better patient care and patient satisfaction?

  • They only benefit the nurse leaders
  • They have no impact on nurse workers and patients
  • They provide a linkage between leaders' decisions and their effects on nurse workers and patients (correct)
  • They hinder the decision-making process in the organization

What are the two types of borrowed nursing theories mentioned in the text?

<p>Theories used to guide research and practice, and theories adapted to develop new ones (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which theory is mentioned as a useful borrowed theory that can be applied in this case?

<p>Nursing Need Theory developed by Virginia Henderson (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of nursing theories?

<p>Defining the role of nurses in healthcare (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is borrowed theory in nursing?

<p>Knowledge developed in other disciplines and adapted in nursing (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is there debate over whether nurses should borrow theories from other disciplines?

<p>To encourage a multidisciplinary approach in nursing practice (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to McEwen and Wills (2014), what is the drawback of limiting nurses to using only nursing theories in research?

<p>It limits the ability to describe and explain phenomena affecting nursing (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of borrowed theories in nursing, as mentioned in the text?

<p>To explain phenomena affecting nursing (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary reason for the United States Federal Government to fund nursing education in other disciplines?

<p>To encourage interdisciplinary collaboration in nursing research (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How has the lack of comprehensive nursing theories influenced the borrowing of concepts from other disciplines in nursing?

<p>Nursing borrowed theoretical assumptions to fill the gaps in knowledge and methods from other disciplines (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did nursing need to develop its own theories and knowledge base despite the existence of comprehensive theories in other disciplines?

<p>The existing disciplines did not offer useful knowledge for guiding nursing practice (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do borrowed theories assist in attaining better patient care and patient satisfaction?

<p>By allowing nursing to interpret, add, expand, and validate them in nursing situations (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the two types of borrowed nursing theories mentioned in the text?

<p>Theories used to guide research and practice, and Theories adapted by nurses to develop their own (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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