Module 2: Nursing Philosophies Flashcards
The broad conceptual boundaries of the discipline of nursing: Human beings, environment and nursing
Metaparadigm
sets forth the meaning of nursing phenomena through analysis, reasoning and logical presentation of concepts and ideas
Philosophy
are sets of concepts that are address phenomena central to nursing in proposition that explain the relationship among them
Conceptual Models
concepts that derive from a conceptual model and propose a testable proposition that tests the major premise of the model
Grand Theory
testable propositions from philosophies conceptual models, grand theories, abstract nursing theories, or theories from other disciplines. Theories are less abstract than grand theory and less specific than middle-range theory
Nursing Theory
concepts most specific to practice that propose precise testable nursing practice questions and include details such as patient age, group, family situation, health condition, location of the patient and action of the nurse
Middle-Range Theory
nursing theoretical systems give direction and create understanding in practice research, administration and education
The future of Nursing Theory
Sets forth the meaning of nursing
phenomena
Nursing Philosophies
Contribute to nursing knowledge with
direction for the discipline, forming a
basis for professional scholarship
Nursing Philosophies
Works that provide broad understanding that advance the discipline of nursing and its professional applications
Nursing Philosophies
Founder of modern nursing
Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale was born on _____________ in ____________
May 12 , 1820 ; Florence Italy
Nightingale completed her nursing training at year ____ at age ___ at ________
1851 ; 31 ; Kaiserwerth Germany
She addressed the environmental
problems that existed (lack of
sanitation and presence of filth)
Florence Nightingale
Called the Lady of the Lamp from
the poem “___________________”
Santa Filomena
Modern Nursing is a Theory focuses on the environment and described the concepts of ______ ,________ , ________ , and ________.
warmth , light, diet, cleanliness, noise
It was written not as a manual to teach nurses to nurse but to assist millions of women who had charge of their families to think how to nurse
Notes of Nursing
Major Assumption in (Florence Nightingale - Modern Nursing Theory)
Health
Nursing
Person
Environment
Nightingale, Defined ____ as well and using every power to the fullest extent in living life
Health
______ as a reparative process and of the sufferings of disease, disease is not always the cause
Disease
Nightingale, It has been limited to signify little more than the administration of medicines and application of poultices
Nursing
Nightingale, ____ ought to assist the reparative process
Nursing
Nightingale refered to the ______ as a patient
Person
A passive patient in the nurse-patient relationship
Person