The Nursing Instructor Is Teaching a Class on Nursing Theory

Multiple Choice

The nursing instructor is teaching a class on nursing theory. One of the students asks, "Why do we need to know this stuff? It doesn't really affect patients." What is the instructor's best response?

A) "You are correct, but we have to learn it anyway."
B) "This keeps the focus of nursing narrow."
C) "Theories help explain why nurses do what they do."
D) "Exposure to theories will help you later in graduate school."