Theory can be defined into broadly meaning with common features as explaining and making predictions (Imenda, 2014). For instance, Liehr & Smith (1999, p 8 as cited in Imenda, 2014, p. 186-187) stated that “a theory is a set of interrelated concepts, which structure a systematic view of phenomena for the purpose of explaining or prediction. A theory like a blue print, a guide for modeling a structure. A blueprint depicts the elements of each element to the other; just as a theory depicts the concepts, which compose it and the relation of concepts with each other”. There are several of the eminent nursing theories, such as the goal attainment theory, self-care deficit theory, and etc,.
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The theoretical framework provides a general representation of relationships between events in a particular phenomenon. On the other hand, the conceptual framework exemplifies the specific direction or the linkage of variables for the development of the study or theory(Waltz, Strickland, & Lenz, 1991). According to Fawcett (1984a as cited in Waltz, Strickland, and Lenz, 1991, p 28), a conceptual framewoark is normally more sophisticate and general than a theory. Fawcett also provided an example of the goal attainment theory, which was the one of several concepts that Imogene King intended to develop under her wide-ranging conceptual