exam i: ch7

Question 1

theory

Answer 1

core ideas that guide practice and research within a scientific discipline; set of concepts and statements that present a view of a phenomenon

Question 2

what are the elements of a theory

Answer 2

concepts, relational statement, map/model

Question 3

concepts

Answer 3

abstractly describe and name an object, idea, or phenomenon, thus providing it with a separate ID or meaning

Question 4

relational statement

Answer 4

clarifies the type of relationships that exists between/among concepts

Question 5

map/model

Answer 5

graphically shoes the interrelationships of the concepts and relational statements

Question 6

2 levels of theoretical thinking?

Answer 6

grand nursing theories, middle range theory

Question 7

grand nursing theory

Answer 7

theory that encompasses nursing actions, patient responses, and healthcare outcomes in multiple settings (nursing doesn’t really deal with this one anymore?)

Question 8

middle range theory
- what can it emerge from?

Answer 8

theory that is less abstract, more narrow, and more closely related to a situation (used more in clinical practice)
- can emerge from grounded theory study

Question 9

nola pender
- what was her model
- middle or grand theory

Answer 9

model: health promotion model (understanding determinants of health)
- a middle range theory

Question 10

dorothea orem
- what was her model

Answer 10

model: self care model (what ppl need and how they might be helped thru nursing)

Question 11

jean watson
- what was his model
- middle or grand theory

Answer 11

model: theory of human caring (dev helping/trusting relationships, supportive care)
- grand nursing theory

Question 12

frameworks

Answer 12

explain the theory, give relationships of variables

Question 13

t/f: there are no hypothesis in qualitative

Answer 13

true - bc not really testing, just seeing experiences in qualitative and interpreting the meaning of those experiences