A beginning nurse researcher is having difficulty applying nursing theory to practice and learns that this problem is called the theory-practice gap. The nurse determines to focus personal research on closing this gap. The nurse should focus on studies that use which types of theories? Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. Grand theories
2. Middle-range theories
3. Theories from outside the discipline
4. Practice theories
5. Theories from nursing theorists only
Question 2
A nurse researcher is searching for a theory or concept to use as the framework for an upcoming study. While conducting this search, which guidelines should the researcher follow? Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. It is permissible to use only nursing theories or concepts.
2. Combining theories from more than one nursing theorist is not acceptable.
3. It is sometimes helpful to combine nursing theory with a theory from outside the discipline.
4. Theories from outside nursing can be used if they match the study purpose.
5. It is permissible to skip the identification of a theoretical or conceptual framework.
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