2nd Quiz Flashcards
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Diagrams and Models may be used to enhance clarity
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Theories should have as many as possible to identify complex relations
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few concepts lang dapat and simple relations
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Theories are tentative and subject to change
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The situations the theory applies to should be limited
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it should not be limited
dapat comprehensive
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Nursing need complex theories to guide practice
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dapat simple theories lang
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Integration of all patterns of understanding promotes better intervention
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empirical
esthetics
personal
ethics
should be integrated
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Nursing theories are useful for our nursing practice
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Theories provides students the basis for their professional philosophy and values
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New Theoretical perspective can help nurses identify gaps in the nursing knowledge
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Identify the characteristic of theory being describe:
Defined concepts are grounded in the observable reality
Empirical precision
Concepts and relationship are well identified
Clarity
can be applied in varied situations
generality
provides the greatest sense of understanding
simplicity
theory generates new ideas
derivable consequences
values and beliefs held by a discipline in its members
Philosophy
building blocks of a theory
Concepts
subject matter of a discipline
phenomenon
also known as conceptual framework
paradigm
Fundamental truth or law
Principle
Nurse Maverick showed genuine concern to his patient by listening attentively
Esthetic
Contemporary Nursing is evidence-based practice founded on the scientific knowledge and research
Empirical
Nurse Francisco’s Charming smile puts patient at ease
Esthetics
Form of knowledge that makes a person do the right thing
Ethical
The most expressive, creative, subjective unique and experiential way of knowing
Esthetics
describes the relationship between 2 variables
Proposition
gives the meaning of an idea
Definitions
An aspect of reality that can be consciously sensed
Phenomenon
Determines the nature of an idea and structure of a theory
Assumption
complex mental image of an event
Concept
refers to an idea of event, situation, process or a group of situation
phenomenon
3 global concepts of nursing
PHEN
Person
Health
Environment
Nursing
Most abstract level of knowledge using global concepts to a specific discipline
Metaparadign
A theory is a supposition or system of ideas that is proposed to explain a given phenomenon
Concept
Darwin’s “survival of the fittest” is most appropriately considered as
Theory
Best describes the ethical pattern of nursing?
It involves the determination of what is valuable and desirable as a goal
Specialized field of practice
Profession
what was the urgent reason to the development of nursing theory?
to justify the offering of nursing in a university
in the metaparadigm of nursing the degree or well-being of the recipient of care
health
Measures taken by the nurse to help recipient of care promote adequate functioning of his body systems
Nursing
