Ch. 8 Introduction to Nursing Theory

Question 1

Theory helps nurses to:

Answer 1

1. Find meaning in our experiences
2. Organize our thinking around an idea (notice trends)
3. Develop new ideas

Question 2

Nursing Metaparadigm Concepts

Answer 2

Person, Nursing, Environment, & Health

Question 3

Practice

Answer 3

The nurse will come up with an idea or a question after noticing trends

Question 4

Research

Answer 4

The nurse conducts research based on the question or idea they developed

Question 5

Theory

Answer 5

If the data supports the nurses’ idea, a theory can be developed, and it is an organized set and specific

Question 6

Paradigm

Answer 6

World view(see things), broad

Question 7

Framework

Answer 7

Concepts that form a whole or pattern, broader than theory

Question 8

Model

Answer 8

Symbolic representation

Question 9

Metaparadigm

Answer 9

• Concepts that identify the domain of a discipline, All the concepts are addressed by these four concepts
• Nursing, person, health, environment
• Broad/overarching

Question 10

Purpose of nursing metaparadigm

Answer 10

• Agreement> same goals,
• creates parameter
• unify a common worldview
• provides guidance for nursing theory

Question 11

Person

Answer 11

recipient/ patient (ind., groups)

Question 12

Nursing

Answer 12

Actions to patients

Question 13

Environment

Answer 13

Surrounding the patient

Question 14

Health

Answer 14

Wellbeing

Question 15

Ways nurses use theory

Answer 15

Nursing practice> guide to access/ choose treatment
Education> guide planning curriculum
Research> Guide researchers to problems and ask questions

Question 16

Building blocks of theory

Answer 16

Assumptions, phenomena, concepts, definitions, and statements

Question 17

4 core concepts of nursing metaparadigm

Answer 17

Nursing, person, health, and environment

Question 18

Florence Nightingale

Answer 18

• served in Crimean war
• Collected data and research> ahead of her time
• Made many revolutionary solutions> Decreased Death Rate, these developed her nursing theories

Question 19

Florence Nightingale Nursing Theories

Answer 19

• The physical environment has healing properties
• Persons are in relationship with environment
• If environment is out of balance, patients must use their own energy to counter these environmental issues
• Health of the home and community are critical components for the patient

Question 20

Nursing Metaparadigm and Florence Nightingale

Answer 20

Environment: Foundational component, external conditions and forces
Person: the patient, environment has to be in good condition for patient to heal correctly
Health: improve nutrition, lower disease/illness, health is focus of the nurse
Nursing: Role of the nurse, nursing is distinct from medicine

Question 21

What is the Core Concept in Florence Nightingale’s Theory

Answer 21

ENVIRONMENT

Question 22

Novice to Expert Theory

Answer 22

• Dr Patricia Benner
• How nurses grow with clinicals to becoming a real nurse
• Develop intuition/stages(novice, beginner, competence, proficient, expert)
• Focused on educational side of nursing

Question 23

Cultural Care Diversity and Universality Theory (Transcultural)

Answer 23

• Dr. Madeleine Leininger
• Focused on human caring with in culture
• Culture serves as foundation of care
• Health is culturally different between cultures

Question 24

Science of Human Caring

Answer 24

• Dr. Jean Watson
• Caring> valuable attribute
• Caring moment> be present to provide comfort/healing

Question 25

Nursing Metaparadigm must address

Answer 25

All the core concepts included in the metaparadigm