ALLIGOOD Flashcards
What is the title of the book of Raile Alligood (2017)
Nursing Theorists and their work
Raile Alligood categorized nursing theories into four headings:
- nursing philosophy
- nursing conceptual models
- nursing theories and grand theories
- middle-range nursing theories.
It is the most abstract type and sets forth the meaning of nursing phenomena through analysis, reasoning, and logical presentation. Works of Nightingale,
Watson, Ray, and Benner are categorized under this group.
Nursing Philosophy
These are comprehensive nursing theories that are regarded by some as pioneers in nursing. These theories address the nursing metaparadigm and explain the relationship between them. Conceptual models of Levine, Rogers, Roy, King, and Orem are under this group.
Nursing Conceptual Models.
Are works derived from nursing philosophies, conceptual models, and other grand theories that are generally not as specific as middle-range theories. Works of Levine, Rogers, Orem, and King are some of the theories under this category.
Grand Nursing Theories.
Are precise and answer specific nursing practice questions. They address the specifics of nursing situations within the model’s perspective or theory from which they are derived. Examples of Middle-Range theories are that of Mercer, Reed, Mishel, and Barker.
Middle-Range Theories.
are abstract, broad in scope, and complex, therefore requiring further research for clarification.
Grand Nursing Theories.
do not guide specific nursing interventions but rather provide a general framework and nursing ideas.
Grand nursing theories
Grand nursing theorists develop their works based on ________________________
own experiences and their time
More limited in scope (compared to grand theories) and present concepts and propositions at a lower level of abstraction. They address a specific phenomenon in nursing.
Middle-Range Nursing Theories.
Due to the difficulty of testing grand theories, nursing scholars proposed using this level of theory.
Middle-Range Nursing Theories.
situation-specific theories that are narrow in scope and focus on a specific patient population at a specific time.
Practice-Level Nursing Theories.
Provide frameworks for nursing interventions and suggest outcomes or the effect of nursing practice.
Practice-Level Nursing Theories.
First level of theory development. They describe the phenomena and identify its properties and components in which it occurs.
Descriptive Theories
Not action-oriented or attempt to produce or change a situation.
Descriptive Theories