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UNIT
Nursing Theories
n Nursing theories describe, explain, or predict outcomes based on relationships
among the concepts of nursing phenomena.
n Theories propose relationships by framing the issue and defining relevant
terms.
n Nursing theories may be developed at various levels of abstraction.
n Nursing theories at a grand theory level are nearly as abstract as the models
from which they come, but they are considered theories because they propose
testable outcomes.
