A nursing student is learning the difference between theoretical and conceptual frameworks. Which statement, if made by the student, indicates the need for further teaching?
1. A theoretical framework presents a broad, general explanation of the relationships between the concepts of interest in a research study.
2. A conceptual framework helps to explain the relationship between concepts.
3. A conceptual framework is a less well-developed structure than a theoretical framework but may serve as the impetus for the formulation of a theory.
4. A theoretical framework is based on many existing theories.
Question 2
A nurse is caring for a client who has just been transferred from the intensive care unit after having open heart surgery. The nurse wants to use a nursing model, focusing on the person as a total being, as opposed to a medical model, which focuses on the client's disease process. Which nursing model theorist should the nurse reference?
1. Orem
2. Rogers
3. Roy
4. Neuman
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