The nursing instructor explains that a theory, at its simplest, aims to do what?
A) Describe, explain, or predict relationships among concepts.
B) Explain nursing in the broadest terms possible.
C) Generate knowledge to be tested in practice situations.
D) Predict what people will do in certain situations.

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Nursing theories aim to describe, explain, or predict relationships among the four main concepts of nursing: person, environment, health/illness, and nursing.They are not all broad theories; some are quite specific and limited to particular situations.Not all theories aim to generate knowledge.Theories cannot predict what all people will do in a certain situation.

The Nursing Instructor Explains That a Theory, at Its Simplest