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INTRODUCTION TO NURSING THEORY Flashcards

1
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define what nursing is, what nurses do, and why they do it

define nursing as a unique discipline

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NURSING THEORIES

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Beliefs and values known and understood by a group or discipline

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PHILOSOPHY

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Refers to a logical group of general propositions used as principles of explanation

Used to describe, predict, or control phenomena

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THEORY

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Building blocks of theories

Primarily the vehicles of thought that involve images

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CONCEPT

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overview of the thinking behind the theory and may demonstrate how theory can be introduced into practice

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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 (RELATIONAL STATEMENT)

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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 about the desired result

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PROCESS

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Pattern of shared understanding and assumptions about reality and the world

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PARADIGM

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Most general statement of discipline and functions as a framework in which the more restricted structures of conceptual models developed

articulating relationships among 4 major concepts

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METAPARADIGM

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refers to a branch of education, a department of learning, or a domain of knowledge

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Discipline

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refers to a specialized field of practice founded upon the theoretical structure of science

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Profession

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14
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Discipline is dependent upon ___

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theory

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15
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3 methods used to study nursing theoretical works critically

a, c, e

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Analysis, critique, and evaluation

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The consistent structural form of terms

“how clear is this theory?”

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Clarity

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provide guidance and have a few concepts as possible with simplistic relations to aid clarity
“how simple is this theory?”

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Simplicity

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the scope of application and the purpose within the theory

“how general is this theory?”

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Generality

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empirical relevance: correspondence between a particular theory and the objective empirical data
(how accessible the theory is?)

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Accessibility

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20
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Two competing philosophical foundations of science

c- R, E

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→ RATIONALISM

→ EMPIRICISM

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We can have knowledge independent of sense experience (innate ideas - intuitions - deductions)
emphasizes the importance of a priori reasoning for advancing knowledge
(deductive)
(THEORY THEN RESEARCH STRATEGY)

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RATIONALISM

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we can have knowledge through experience
knowledge can be derived from sensory-experience
(inductive)
(RESEARCH THEN THEORY STRATEGY)

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EMPIRICISM

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Focuses on discovering patterns that may describe, explain, and predict phenomena INTERPRETIVE

recognizes that absolute truth cannot be ascertained

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POST-POSITIVISM

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views the biophysical, psychological, and sociological subsystems as related but separate

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Wholism

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natural work exists

insists that knowledge and beliefs are gained by one’s senses guided by reason and by the various methods of science

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Naturalism

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recognizes that multiple subsystems are in continuous interaction and that mind-body relationships do exist

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Holistic

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the reasoning is narrow and goes from general to specific

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DEDUCTIVE

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reasoning is much broader and exploratory in nature as one goes from specific to general

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INDUCTIVE

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constructed independently of a

specific time or place

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ABSTRACT

30
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directly experienced
and relate to a particular time or
place

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CONCRETE

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identifies categories or classes of phenomena

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DISCRETE

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permits classification of dimensions or gradations of a phenomenon

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CONTINUOUS

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provide descriptions of the concept

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Definitions

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define a particular concept based on the theorist’s perspective

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Theoretical Definitions

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states how concepts are measured

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Operational Definitions

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Contributed to nursing knowledge by providing direction for the discipline, forming a basis for professional scholarship, and leading to new theoretical understandings

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NURSING PHILOSOPHIES

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specify a perspective and produce evidence among phenomena specific to the discipline

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NURSING CONCEPTUAL MODELS

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Has the most specific focus and is concrete in its level of abstraction

Develop evidence for nursing practice outcomes

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MIDDLE RANGE THEORY

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4 major concepts (P, E, H, N)

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Person, Environment, Health and Nursing

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the one who put the patient in the best condition for nature to act upon him

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NURSING

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Immediate knowledge of the disease with the existing sanitary conditions in the area

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ENVIRONMENT

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nursing program is included in courses
develop specialized knowledge and higher education
moving nursing education into universities
course selection

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Curriculum Era

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research process and long range goal of acquiring substantive knowledge
participate in research
research courses were included in nursing curriculum
isolated studies do not yield unified knowledge

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research era

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focus graduate education on knowledge development
master’s degree programs
development of nursing knowledge

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graduate education era

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theories guide nursing research and practice
general acceptance of nursing as a profession and an academic discipline
research and theory were required to produce nursing science moved nurses forward toward their goal

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theory era

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nursing frameworks produce evidence for quality care
theory development emerged as process and product
recognized limitations of theory

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theory of utilization era

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deductive inquiry uses

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theory then research approach

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inductive inquiry uses

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research then theory approach

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focused on analysis of theory structure

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philosophers

50
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focused on empirical research

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scientists

51
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how we experience the objects of the external world and provides explanation how we construct objects of experience

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phenomenology

52
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five criteria for the analysis of theory:

c, s, g, a, I

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criteria
generality
simplicity
accessibility
importance

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