Ch.2 Research Theory Flashcards
What are the sources of knowledge?
- Traditional – passed down from generation.
- Authoritative – someone we see as an expert.
- Scientific – scientific knowledge.
What is the definition of a philosophy?
Mindset impacts how you see the world & how you see. Changing mindset alters perspective in seeing differently. Good attitude helps in the healing process.
What are the common concepts of Nursing Theory?
- Person – pt. is most important; focus of nursing (always tell the truth).
- Environment – keep air pure as pure as water, light, drainage, cleanliness.
- Health – meet personal needs of pt.; disease is a reparative process.
- Nursing – the attributions, characteristics, and action of the nurse providing care.
What is Evidence-Based Practice?
A problem-solving approach using the best evidence available. Blends the science & art. Specific nursing interventions with certain illnesses, diseases, treatments, or surgical procedures. EBP mandates the analysis & systematic review of research findings.
What is the purpose of nursing theory?
The most important concept is the person.
What is the purpose of developmental theories?
Outline the process of human growth & development from birth to death.
What is the goal of nursing research?
Improving ways to maintain & promote health.
What are Nightingale’s contributions to nursing?
- Always sit with pt.
- Keep room less cluttered, let light in.
What is Nightingale’s view of disease?
Disease – more or less a reparative process. Health, through cleanliness, reduces disease transmission and mortality.
What is Nightingale’s philosophy/theory?
Nursing is more than administration of medication and application of poultices (wound care). Nursing knowledge is instinctive; everyone should have it. Central theme in nursing theory – meeting the needs of the pt. within the environment. Distinct from medical knowledge, which only professionals can have.
True or False: A group of students is reviewing information about evidence-based practice. The students demonstrate understanding of the information when they identify evidence-based practice includes clinical expertise that is integrated with external evidence.
A. True
B. False
A.True
A nursing student recognizes that which of the following concepts are common to all theories of nursing
A. Person
B. Nursing
C. Environment
D. Health
E. All of the above
E. All of the above.
Which of the following is the central theme in theoretical frameworks of nursing?
A.The person receiving the care
B.The health care environmen
C.The nursing care plan
D.The person providing the care
Answer: A. The person receiving the care
What is the ultimate goal of expanding nursing knowledge through nursing research?
A.learn improved ways to promote and maintain health
B.apply knowledge to become independent practitioners
C.to publish evidence-based articles
D.recreate the Florence Nightingale’s model of nursing
Answer: A. learn improved ways to promote and maintain health
True or False: The basis of phenomenology is the discovery of how people describe their own reality and how their beliefs are related to their actions in a social scene.
A.True
B.False
Answer: B. False
Rationale: The basis of grounded theory is the discovery of how people describe their own reality and how their beliefs are related to their actions in a social scene.
