Lesson 1 Flashcards
These are beliefs and values that define a way of thinking and are generally known and understood by a group or discipline.
Philosophy
A belief, policy, or procedure proposed or followed as the basis of action.
Theory
Often called the building blocks of theories. They are primarily the vehicles of thought that involve images.
concept
is a group of related ideas, statements, or concepts.
interchangeably use as Conceptual Model or Grand theories
Conceptual Framework
The is the perspective or territory of a profession or discipline.
domain
are representations of the interaction among and between the concepts showing patterns.
Models
are statements that describe the relationship between
the concepts.
Propositions
are organized steps, changes, or functions intended to bring about the desired result.
Processes
refers to a pattern of shared understanding and assumptions about reality and the world, worldview, or widely accepted value system; A model that
explains the linkages of science, philosophy, and theory accepted ad
applied by the discipline (Alligood and Marriner – Tomey, 2002)
paradigm
is the most general statement of
discipline and functions as a framework in which the more restricted structures of conceptual models develop.
metaparadigm
A set of concepts, definitions, relationships, and assumptions that project a systematic view of a phenomena
Theory
A group of related concepts that propose actions that guide practice.
Theory
Are organize bodies of knowledge that define what nursing is, what nurses do, and why they do it.
Nursing theories
, is committed to recognizing its own unparalleled body of knowledge vital to nursing practice—nursing science.
Nursing as a profession
defined nursing in her “Environmental Theory” as “the act of utilizing the patient’s environment to assist him in his recovery.”
1860, Florence Nightingale