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INTRODUCTION TO NURSING Flashcards

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Assumes responsibility for the continuous care of the sick, injured, disabled, and the dying

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NURSING

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Ultimate goal of Nursing is to ___?

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IMPROVE PATIENT CARE

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Attributes, characteristics, and action of the nurse providing care

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NURSING

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Responsible for encouraging the health of individuals, families, and communities

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NURSING

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Largest, most diverse profession and one of the most respected of all healthcare professionals

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NURSING

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Actively involved in health care research, management, policy deliberation, entrepreneurship, and patient advocacy

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NURSES

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Assume independent responsibility for providing primary health care and specialty services

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NURSES

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Work independently and in collaboration with other health care professionals

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NURSES

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HISTORY OF NURSING

Professional Nursing traditionally begun with _________?

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FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE

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HISTORY OF NURSING

Is a well-educated daughter of a wealthy British family who defied social conventions to become a nurse

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FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE

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HISTORY OF NURSING

Nursing was not seen as a respectable career for the ___________. Why?

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Upper Class

Because it is reserved for the poor or middle class. It is only acceptable for them to take care of their friends and intimate family only.

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HISTORY OF NURSING

Believed that through science and education, well-educated women could improve the care of sick patients

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NIGHTINGALE

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HISTORY OF NURSING

According to Nightingale, _ provides an “ideal independent calling” full of intellectuals and social freedome for women

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NURSING

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HISTORY OF NURSING

The war where Nightingale was assigned to

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British Crimean War

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Where is the Crimean war happening?

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Uskudar, Scutari (modern Turkey)

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Nightingale took ___ nurses to the war

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18-30

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When was Nightingale assigned to assist in the Crimean War?

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1854

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How did Nightingale managed to lower the death rate of the soldiers?

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BY REORGANIZING THE HOSPITAL THROUGH PROPER SANITATION, VENTILATION, NOURISHMENT. AND ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICINE

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Terms used to describe Nightingale and why?

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“LADY WITH THE LAMP” OR “ANGEL OF CRIMEA

BECAUSE SHE USUALLY MAKE ROUNDS DURING THE NIGHT, CHECKING HER PATIENTS AND PROVIDING COMFORT.

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What did the Queen give as a token for Nightingale’s work and dedication?

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NIGHTINGALE’S JEWEL (BROOCH)

$250,000 CASH

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Nursing as a practice developed around ____ to ____

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1840 AND 1845

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During 1840 to 1845, Nursing started at ____?

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HOME

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Where do women receive their trainings? Where do they work after?

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HOSPITALS WHO OWN EDUCATIONAL CENTERS USUALLY HIRE THEM AFTER TRAINING

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What kind of training did nurses received after the war?

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OBSERVATION-BASED LEARNING

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After the war, how long do trainings usually last to be a nurse?

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2-3 YEARS

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During this period, nurses are required to have a specialty rather than just being a general nurse

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1960S

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During this era, women provide home-based care

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INDEO-CHRISTIAN ERA

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During this era, nurses have no formal training

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INDEO-CHRISTIAN ERA

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During the Indeo-Christian era, providing care is done because of ___?

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HUMANITARIAN REASONS

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During this era, Nursing became organized

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MIDDLE AGE

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When did the Middle Age occur?

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500-1500 AD

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During the Middle Age, nurses are usually part of _____?

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RELIGIOUS ORDERS (NUNS, PRIESTS, ETC.)

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During the Middle Age, training was acquired through _______?

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PERSONAL EXPERIENCE

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During the Middle Age, nursing was performed as an ______________?

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EXPRESSION OF CHRISTIAN LOVE

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First visiting Nurse

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PHOEBE OF CENCHREAE

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Phoebe of Cenchreae is the founder of _________?

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DEACONESSES

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Group of Christian Women who served the sick and the poor

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DEACONESSES

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In Ancient ____, records of Nursing procedures are seen

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EGYPT

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In Ancient Egypt, physicians practiced medicine in _____, assisted by women helpers

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TEMPLES

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Nursing procedures and records in ancient Egypt gave emphasis on ______

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SIGNS & SYMPTOMS

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Define what nursing is, what nurses do, and why they do it,

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NURSING THEORIES

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NURSING THEORIES

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Define nursing as a unique discipline that is separate from other disciplines

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NURSING THEORIES

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Beliefs and values that define a way of thinking which are generally know and understood by a group or discipline

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PHILOSOPHY

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“Guiding Principle”

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PHILOSOPHY

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Belief policy or procedure proposed followed as the basis of action

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THEORY

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Used as principles of explanation

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THEORY

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Used to describe, predict, or control phenomena

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THEORY

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Building blocks of theories

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CONCEPT

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Vehicles of thought that involves images

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CONCEPT

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Representation of the interaction among and between the concepts which shows pattern

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MODELS

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Group of related ideas, statements, or concepts

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CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

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Statements that describe the relationship between the concepts

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PROPOSITION

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Perspective or territory of a profession or discipline

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DOMAIN

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Perspective or territory of a profession or discipline

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DOMAIN

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Organized steps, changes, or functions intended to bring desired result

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PROCESS

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Pattern of shared understanding and assumptions

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PARADIGM

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Most general statement of discipline and functions as a framework focused on articulating relationship among four major concepts

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METAPARADIGM

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First nursing theories appeared during the ______s where strong emphasis on nursing education was placed

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1800s

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In 1860, Nightingale defined nursing through her _______

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ENVIRONMENTAL THEORY

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States that “the act of utilizing the patient’s environment to assist him in his recovery”

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ENVIRONMENTAL THEORY

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States that “the act of utilizing the patient’s environment to assist him in his recovery”

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ENVIRONMENTAL THEORY

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During these years, Nursing scholars decided that nursing needs to produce its own scientifically tested body of knowledge

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1950s

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In 1952, ________ introduced the “Theory of Interpersonal Relations”

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HILDEGARD PEPLAU

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This theory emphasized that “nurse-client relationship” is the foundation of nursing practice

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THEORY OF INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS

HILDEGARD PEPLAU

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She conceptualized the nurse’s role in assisting the sick or healthy individuals to gain independence

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VIRGINIA HENDERSON

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According to Henderson, Individuals (patients) will gain independence if _______ are met

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14 FUNDAMENTAL NEEDS

VIRGINIA HENDERSON

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In 1960, _______ published “Typology of 21 Nursing Problems”

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FAYE ABDELLAH

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Shifted the focus of nursing from a disease-centered approach to a patient-centered approach

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“TYPOLOGY OF 21 NURSING PROBLEMS”

FAYE ABDELLAH

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In 1962, _______ emphasized the reciprocal relationship between patient and nurse

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IDA JEAN ORLANDO

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Stated that nursing’s professional function is to find out and meet the patient’s immediate need for help

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IDA JEAN ORLANDO

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In 1968, _______ pioneered the “Behavioral System Model”

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DOROTHY JOHNSON

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Upheld the fostering of efficient and effective behavioral functioning the patient

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DOROTHY JOHNSON

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In 1970, _______ viewed nursing as both a science and an art

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MARTHA ROGERS

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Stated that nursing “provides a way to view the unitary human being, who is integral with the universe.”

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MARTHA ROGERS

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In 1971, _________ stated that that nursing care is required if the client is
unable to fulfill biological, psychological, developmental, or social needs.

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DOROTHEA OREM

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In 1971, __________ formulated the “Theory of Goal Attainment”

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IMOGENE KING

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This theory states that the nurse is considered part of the patient’s environment and nurse-patient relationship is for meeting goals towards good health.

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“THEORY OF GOAL ATTAINMENT”

IMOGENE KING

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In 1972, ___________ stated that many needs exist, and each may disrupt client balance or stability.

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BETTY NEUMAN

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According to her, the goal of the system model of nursing practice is for ____________

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STRESS REDUCTION

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In 1979, __________ viewed the
individual as a set of interrelated systems that maintain the balance between these various stimuli

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SR. CALLISTA ROY

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In 1979, __________ developed the philosophy of caring

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JEAN WATSON

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Highlighted humanistic aspects of nursing as they intertwine with scientific knowledge and nursing practice

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JEAN WATSON

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Four Major Concept of the Nursing Metaparadigm

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PERSON
ENVIRONMENT
HEALTH
NURSING

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Also referred to as Client or Human Beings

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PERSON

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Recipient of nursing care

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PERSON

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Internal and external surroundings that affect the client.

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ENVIRONMENT

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All positive or negative conditions that affect the patient

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ENVIRONMENT

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Degree of wellness or well-being that the client experiences

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HEALTH

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Nurse’s attributes, characteristics, and actions

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NURSING

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5 components of nursing theory

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PHENOMENON
CONCEPTS
DEFINITIONS
RELATIONAL STATEMENTS
ASSUMPTIONS

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To describe an idea or response about an event, a situation, a process, a group of events, or a group of situations

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PHENOMENON

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To help describe or label a phenomenon

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CONCEPTS

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Two types of concepts

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ABSTRACT CONCEPTS
CONCRETE CONCEPTS

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Concept that is mentally constructed

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ABSTRACT CONCEPT

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Concept that is independently of a specific time or place

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ABSTRACT CONCEPT

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Concept that is directly experienced

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CONCRETE CONCEPTS

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Concept that is related to a particular time or place

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CONCRETE CONCEPTS

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Convey the general meaning of the concepts of the theory

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DEFINITIONS

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Two types of definitions

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THEORETICAL DEFINITIONS
OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS

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Definition based on the theorist’s perspective or own definition

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THEORETICAL DEFINITIONS

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Definition that states how concepts are measured or “how things are done”

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OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS

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Accepted as truths and are based on values and beliefs

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ASSUMPTIONS

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Explain the nature of concepts, definitions, purpose, relationships, and structure of a theory

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ASSUMPTIONS

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Three Purposes of Nursing Theories

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IN:
- ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE
- RESEARCH
- PROFESSION

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Identify the major concepts in one or two nursing models, organize the concepts, and build an entire nursing curriculum

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IN ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE

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Create curriculum to enhance skills and education

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IN ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE

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Use theory as a framework to provide perspective and guidance to the research study.

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IN RESEARCH

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Guide the research process by creating and testing phenomena of interest and connect the perceived “gap” between theory and practice

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IN RESEARCH

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Generates research questions and knowledge for theory

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IN PROFESSION

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Primary contribution of theory in this field has been the facilitation of reflecting, questioning, and thinking about what nurses do.

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IN PROFESSION

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2 Classification of Nursing Theories

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BY ABSTRACTION
BY GOAL-ORIENTATION

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3 major categories based on level of abstraction

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GRAND THEORIES
MIDDLE-RANGE THEORIES
PRACTICE-LEVEL THEORIES

111
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Abstract, broad in scope, and complex,

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GRAND NURSING THEORIES

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Requiring further research for clarification.

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GRAND NURSING THEORIES

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Do not guide specific nursing interventions but rather provide a General framework and nursing ideas.

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GRAND NURSING THEORIES

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Developed based on the experience of nursing theorists

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GRAND NURSING THEORIES

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Address the nursing metaparadigm components of person, nursing, health, and environment

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GRAND NURSING THEORIES

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More limited in scope

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MIDDLE-RANGE THEORIES

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And present concepts and propositions at a lower level of abstraction

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MIDDLE-RANGE THEORIES

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Address a specific phenomenon in nursing

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MIDDLE-RANGE THEORIES

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Nursing scholars proposed using this level of theory

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MIDDLE-RANGE THEORIES

120
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Can be conceived from research, nursing practice, or the theories of other disciplines

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MIDDLE-RANGE THEORIES

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Situation-specific theories

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PRACTICE-LEVEL THEORIES

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Narrow in scope and focuses on a specific patient population

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PRACTICE-LEVEL THEORIES

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Provide frameworks for nursing interventions and suggest outcomes or the effect of nursing practice.

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PRACTICE-LEVEL THEORIES

124
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Have a more direct effect on nursing practice

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PRACTICE-LEVEL THEORIES

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Interrelated with concepts from middle-range theories or grand theories.

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126
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2 Classification of Nursing Theorists according to Goal Orientation

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DESCRIPTIVE THEORIES
PRESCRIPTIVE THEORIES

127
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First level of theory development

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DESCRIPTIVE THEORIES

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Describe the phenomena and identify its properties and components

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DESCRIPTIVE THEORIES

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Not action-oriented or attempt to produce or change a situation

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DESCRIPTIVE THEORIES

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2 types of descriptive theory

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FACTOR-ISOLATING THEORY
EXPLANATORY THEORY

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Also known as “category-formulating” or “labeling theory”

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FACTOR-ISOLATING THEORY

132
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Describe the properties and dimensions of phenomena.

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FACTOR-ISOLATING THEORY

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Describe and explain the nature of relationships of certain phenomena to other phenomena

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EXPLANATORY THEORY

134
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Address nursing interventions for a phenomenon, guide practice change, and predict consequence

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PRESCRIPTIVE THEORIES

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Includes proposition that call for change

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PRESCRIPTIVE THEORIES

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Used to anticipate the outcomes of nursing intervention

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PRESCRIPTIVE THEORIES

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