nightingales Flashcards
Sets forth the meaning of nursing phenomena through analysis reasoning and logical presentation
Nusing Philosophy
2 types of philosophical perspictive
Rationalism/empiricism
Reasons is the source of knowledge
or knowledge in certain
Rationalism
Sense are the source of knowledge
empiricism
she envisioned women as
educated women
present the first nursing theory that focus on manipulation of environment for the patients
note of nursing
nightingales describe a nurse proper function in putting the patients in the best in condition for nature act on
mid 1800s
the columbia school
1950s
research studies that tested and expanded nursing theories were numerous
theory era 1990s
5 criteria in evaluating theoretical work according to chinn and kramer
clarity
simplicity
generality
empirical precision
derivable consequences
semantic (study of the meaning of language symbol and logic) and structure are considered important
clarity
adequately comprehensive at a level of abstraction to offer direction how ever it must have as few concept as possible having simple relations to assist clarity
simplicity
the degree in which the defined concept are observable in actual setting.
empirical precision
it should lead it self to research testing which would result to additional knowledge that would give practice
derivable consequences
2 significant of nursing
discipline
profession