Chapter 8 Frameworks Flashcards
What is an abstract logical structure of meaning that guides the development of a study and enables the researcher to link the findings to the body of nursing knowledge
Framework
What is a term that abstractly describes and names an object, a phenomenon, or an idea thus providing it with a distinct identity or meaning
Concept
What is the explanations of the connection between or among concepts called
A relational statement
What is a set of highly abstract related constructs
A conceptual model
What consists of a set of defined concepts and relational statements that provide a structured way to think about a phenomenon
Theory
What are those which repeated studies have validated relationships among the concepts
Scientific theories
What type of theory apply directly to practice with a focus on explanation of the specifics of a condition, symptom, diagnosis, or process, and on implementatoin
Middle range theories
What is the theoretical structure guiding a specific study
Research framework
Diagrams of research frameworks are also known as
Conceptual maps
A concept made measurable is referred to as a
Variable
Denotative defintion
Dictionary definition
A connotative defintion
A conceptual defintion
The process of describing and naming a previously unrecognized concept is
Concept synthesis
What is when a concept is transposed from one field of knowledge to another
Concept derivation
What is a strategy that identifies a set of characteristics essential to defining the connotative meaning of a concept
Concept analysis
Describe a positive linear relationship
As A increases B increases
As A decreases B decreases
What is the type of relationship between two concepts that remain consistent regardless of the values of each of the concepts
Linear relationships
What is the type of relationship between two concepts which varies according to the relationship between two concepts varies according to the relative values of the concepts
Curvilinear relationships
What s the amount of variation explained by the relationship
The strength of a relationship
What is as A changes B may or may not change
Unknown linear
What is at a specific level as A changes B changes to a similar degree
At another specific level as A changes B changes to a greater or lesser extent
This describes
A curvilinear relationship
When A changes B changes at the same time
This describes
A curvilinear
If A occurs then B always occurs
Casual Relationship
If A occurs then probably B occurs
Probabilistic relationship
If A occurs and only if A occurs B occurs. If A does not occur B does not occur
Necessary
If A occurs and if A alone occurs B occurs
Sufficient
If A1 or A2 occurs B occurs
Substitutable
If A occurs then B occurs but only if C occurs
Contigent
The C variable in continent relationships are known as
Intervening or mediating variables
A from of statement consisting of an expressed relationship between variables that are at the concrete level representing low level of abstraction
Hypotheses
Middle range theories are also known as
Practice theories
The theory from which the researchers have selected the constructs for their study is known as
The parent theory
