Introduction Flashcards
Said that “Nursing is on the brink of an exciting era”
Fitzpatrick and Whall (1983)
In this era, the use of theory to convey an organizing structure and meaning for these processes to the convergence of ideas.
Nursing Theory Era
In this era, the emphasis shifted to THEORY APPLICATION in nursing practice, research, education, and administration.
Theory Utilization Theory
In this era, there is a balance between research and practice for knowledge development in the discipline of nursing.
Theory Utilization Era
In this era, there was an emphasis on producing evidence for quality professional practice.
Theory Utilization Era
What are the 4 types of Nursing Theoretical works?
1.) Nursing Philosophy
2.) Nursing Conceptual Methods
3.) Nursing Theory
4.) Middle Range Theory
The history of professional nursing began with whom?
Florence Nightingale
On which was nursing based that were handed down through an apprenticeship model of education and individual hospital procedure manual?
principles & traditions
Nursing practice reflected it’s __________ more than it’s professional vision.
vocational heritage
In this era, the question of what content nurses should study to learn how to be a nurse was addressed.
Curriculum Era
In this era, emphasis was given on what courses nursing students should take, to arrive at a STANDARDIZED CURRICULUM.
Curriculum Era
In what era did the idea of moving nursing education from hospital-based diploma programs into colleges and universities begin to emerge?
Curriculum Era
This era emphasized course selection and content for nursing programs and paved the way for the research era.
Curriculum Era
In this era, research processes and the long-rage goal of acquiring substantive knowledge to guide nursing practice were focused on.
Research Emphasis Era
Sought degrees in higher education began to emerge.
Research Emphasis Era
Began to participate in research and research courses were included in nursing curricula.
Research Emphasis Era
Awareness of the need for concept and theory development.
What are the two other milestones in this era?
Research Emphasis Era
Two Milestones:
- Standardization of curricula for nursing master’s education
- Decision that doctoral education for nurses should be in nursing
Developed in tandem with the research era.
Graduate Education Era
Master’s degree programs in nursing emerged to meet the public need for specialized clinical nursing practice.
Graduate Education Era
What are the included concepts in the Graduate Education Era?
1.) Concept Development
2.) Nursing Models
3.) Early Nursing Theorist
4.) Knowledge Development Process
Baccalaureate degrees began to gain wider acceptance as A.) Educational level for professional nursing and B.) Academic discipline in higher education.
Graduate Education Era
In this era, nurse researchers worked to develop and clarify a specialized body of nursing knowledge.
Graduate Education Era
- Improving the quality of patient care
- Providing a professional style of practice
- Achieving recognition as a profession
Transition from vocation to profession.
Graduate Emphasis Era
He said that “theory is not a luxury in the discipline of nursing, … but an integral part of the nursing lexicon in education, administration, and practice.
Meleis (2007) | Graduate Emphasis Era
Acceptance of nursing as a profession and an academic discipline.
Graduate Emphasis Era
The natural outgrowth of the research and graduate.
Theory Era
Emphasis on theory development and testing.
Theory Era
Accelerated as early works developed as frameworks for curricula and advanced practice guides began to be recognized as theory.
Development of nursing models as paradigms within metaparadigm concepts.
Theory Era
- Person
- Environment
- Health
- Nursing
This classification united nursing theoretical works for the discipline.
Nursing Models
Emphasis shifted from learning about the theorist to use of the theoretical works.
Theory Era
- Research questions
- Guide practice
- Organize curricula
Theory development emerged as a process and product of professional scholarship and growth and sought higher education among __________________________.
Theory Era
Nurse Leaders, Administrators, Educators, and Practitioners
The use of theory conveys an organizing structure and meaning for these processes to the convergence of ideas.
Nursing Theory Era
Specific to academia and refers to a branch of education, a department of learning, or domain of knowledge.
Discipline
Refers to a specialized field of practice, founded upon the theoretical structure of the science or knowledge.
Profession
Are inextricably linked and failure to recognize and separate them from each other anchors nursing in a vocational rather than a professional view.
Discipline and Profession
Essential for the existence of nursing as an academic discipline.
Theory
Vital to the practice of professional nursing.
Theory
Recognized as a profession and emphasis is placed on the relationship between nursing theoretical works and achievement of status as a profession.
Nursing
The use of _____ for the ___________ is a quality that is a characteristic of their practice
Substantive Knowledge | Theory-based evidence for Nursing
