Which item is NOT listed as a common concept in nursing theories?

• A. The patient
• B. The environment
• C. Health
• D. Nutrition

Answer: (D)

This question tests knowledge of the main ideas that recur across nursing theories. In most theories, the central elements are the patient (the person receiving care), the environment surrounding the patient, health (the state of well-being being promoted), and nursing (the actions and roles of the nurse). Nutrition, while important to patient care and often discussed within health, is not one of these universal, overarching concepts that frame most nursing theories. It’s treated more as a specific domain or factor within health rather than a standalone metaparadigm, so it isn’t listed among the common core concepts in nursing theories.