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Lecture 1 Flashcards

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Concept

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Abstract ideas; mental representations of thoughts

Caring and health

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Philosophy

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Study of the fundamental nature of reality; knowledge and existence

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Personal Nursing philosophy

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Beliefs, values, and ethics regarding care and the treatment of patients while they are in nursing profession

What we know to be true, fundamental elements

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Theory

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Group of related concepts that guide practice

Health model assumes a persons health behaviours depend on certain concepts

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Conceptual Model

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Helps us understand things

Action Orientated

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Meta-paradigms (theory)

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Primary interests to a profession; the propositions that describe those concepts and their relationship to each other

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Nursing theory

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Explains observable happenings in a systematic method, derived though deductive/inductive reasoning, applicable to the practice stting

Establish Boundaries

Point A to C

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Why do we care (Nursing Theory)

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foundation of practice

Generate future knowledge and should be developed

Help us decide what we know and need to

Boundaries

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Meta Theory

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Identifies specific phenomena through abstract concepts

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Grand theory

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conceptual framework under which key concepts for nursing can be identified (abstract)

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Middle Range theory

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Analyses a specific situation with a limited number of variables

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Practice theory

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Explains one particular situation in nursing

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Metaparadigms of Nursing

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Person
health
environment
nursing

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Person

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Person is the focus of care

Family is included and consider pts entire support system

Goal: Pt is empowered to manage their health with dignity and self-preservation with positive personal connections

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Health

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Relative to the person and is defined according to the pt perspective

Wellness continuum: physical, psychological, mental, intellectual, emotional and spiritual

Access to resources

Health is a circle

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ENvironment

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Surrounding factors that influence a persons health

Internal, external, social resources

Goal: For pt to modify these factors and interactions in a way that enhances health

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Nursing

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delivery of optimal health outcomes for the pt through a mental relationship in a safe and caring environment

Putting into action our skills and resources

Provide best possible pt outcome

reciprocal work

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Nursing- The caring Profession

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Derived from nutricius

(caring) Essence of nursing-

Florence Nightingale brought caring and science together

Attributes (empathy, kindness, compassion)

First nurses male in acadia, then nuns

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Caring- Art or science

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  • “Nurses practice the art of caring when they reflect on their practice, not simply focusing on signs and symptoms but on their richer, deeper, spiritual connections resulting from protecting, enhancing, and preserving a person’s health”
  • “A nurse’s humanity embraces the humanity of others to preserve the dignity of self and others
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Factors that decrease caring

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Technologies
exhaustion
Communication

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5 CS

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  • Commitment- dedication to strong values; going above and beyond; life-long learning
  • Conscience – moral responsibility; working and acting on behalf of another; empathy
  • Competence – Professionalism; holding oneself to a higher standard; pursuing education throughout career
  • Compassion – Empathy; “do unto others…”
  • Confidence – holds the above together
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Carper Ways of knowing(5)

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•	Empirical
-	The science, the measurements, objective 
•	Aesthetic
-	The caring, the art
-	Empathy and the caring attributes
•	Ethical
-	Standards, to be morally responsible 
•	Personal
-	Intuition 
-	“Knowing”, experience
•	Socio-economic 
-	Sort of environmental
-	Seeing outside of a patient
-	The holistic side of things

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