A nurse works in the intensive care unit (ICU)and is looking for an explanation of how patients and families experience weaning from ventilators.This nurse would find the most useful information by searching for an appropriate:
A) corollary theory.
B) grand theory or framework.
C) midrange theory.
D) practice-level theory.

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A situation-specific or practice-level theory seeks to explain and predict relationships among the core concepts for a specific patient population or nursing practice.In this case, ICU nursing and ventilated patients present situations best addressed by situation-specific theory.These are sometimes called practice-level theories.A grand theory or framework is an overarching theory that explains the goals, purpose, and broad nature of nursing.A midrange theory considers specific phenomena across nursing practice settings and nursing specialties."Corollary theory" is not a type of theory.

A Nurse Works in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)and Is