A theory is accepted when:
1. a theorist formally presents the theory.
2. it is published.
3. it is proven as a realistic reflection of nursing practice.
4. the consensus of the nursing process is that the theory provides an adequate description of reality.
Question 2
Virginia Henderson defined nursing as:
1. focusing on the nurse-patient relationship.
2. the intersection of caring, core and cure.
3. meeting the needs of the patient as defined by the patient.
4. doing for patients what they would do for themselves if they had the necessary knowledge, will, or strength.
Swanson’s Theory of Caring
The Elastic Rebound Theory
This modified model of Easton’s systems theory puts government decision makers as the source of pol
Trichromatic Theory of Color Vision
A Sociological Timeline of Major Figures in the Development of Sociological Theory, 1820–1960
The Two-Factor Theory of Emotion