Why do most nursing theories reflect such strong influence from other

QUESTION

Why do most nursing theories reflect such strong influence from other disciplines such as sociology?

1. Those disciplines are more professional than nursing.
2. The theorists who developed nursing theories were often doing graduate work in those disciplines, not nursing.
3. Nursing theories were developed by non-nurses.
4. Nursing is not an independent entity, but a spin-off from other disciplines such as sociology and psychology.

ANSWER:

Correct Answer: 2

At the time that many nursing theories were developed, advanced education in nursing did not exist, so nurses were doing graduate work in related fields such as sociology and psychology. It does not mean that those disciplines are more professional than nursing or that nursing is not an independent entity. These theories were developed by nurses.