Components of Nursing Theories

Question 1

term to describe an idea of responses about an event, a situation, a process, a group of events, or a group of situations.

Answer 1

PHENOMENON

Question 2

used to describe or label a phenomenon

Answer 2

CONCEPTS

Question 3

concepts may be _____ or _____

Answer 3

ABSTRACT or CONCRETE

Question 4

mentally constructed independently of a specific time or place

Answer 4

ABSTRACT CONCEPT

Question 5

directly experienced and related to a particular time or place

Answer 5

CONCRETE CONCEPTS

Question 6

used to convey the general meeting of the concepts of the theory

Answer 6

DEFINITIONS

Question 7

define a particular concept based on the theorist’s perspective

Answer 7

THEORETICAL DEFINITIONS

Question 8

states how concepts are measured

Answer 8

OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS

Question 9

define the relationships between two or more concepts

Answer 9

RELATIONAL STATEMENTS

Question 10

they are the chains that link concepts to one another

Answer 10

RELATIONAL STATEMENTS

Question 11

accepted as truths and are based on values and beliefs

Answer 11

ASSUMPTIONS

Question 12

these are statements that explain the nature of concepts, definitions, purpose, relationships, and structure of a theory

Answer 12

ASSUMPTIONS