Nursing Metaparadigm & Nursing Models

Question 1

What is concept?

Answer 1

Abstract ideas of a phenomena, object, event or reality

Question 2

What is philosophy?

Answer 2

Set of beliefs and assumptions unique to each person.
Attempts to answer questions about our ideas.

IN NURSING: it is a foundation for developing and clarifying ideas.

Question 3

What is conceptualization?

Answer 3

Inventing an idea/explanation and formulating it mentally

Question 4

What is proposition?

Answer 4

Plan suggested for acceptance

Question 5

What is phenomenon?

Answer 5

Occurrence, circumstance, fact that is perceptive by the senses

Question 6

What is philosophical thinking?

Answer 6

Raises, explores, attempts to answer questions based on our ideas about our experience, the universe, human affaires.

Question 7

Three concepts of philosophical thinking?

Answer 7

1. identifying and questioning assumptions
2. clarifying how concepts are used and how they have meaning.
3. assessing arguments made to defend or critique certain ways of thinking.

Question 8

Philosophical thinking in nursing?

Answer 8

provides foundation for development and analysis or nursing knowledge

Question 9

What is paradigm (world view)

Answer 9

particular way of thinking based on a specific set of beliefs, values and assumptions.

Question 10

What is metaparadigm?

Answer 10

identifies concepts central to the discipline but does not relate them to a certain world view.

higher level of concept than paradigm

Question 11

4 concepts of conceptual/philosophical framework of nursing metaparadigm?

Answer 11

Person (patient): recipient of nursing care, family, community

Environment: internal and external surroundings that influence patients

Health: degree of wellness/well-being of patient

Nursing: actions of nurse providing care to patients

Question 12

What is theory?

Answer 12

Provides structured view for explaining, predicting, and prescribing a phenomena

components of theory: phenomenon, concept, assumption

Question 13

What is assumption?

Answer 13

Something taken as true without proof

Question 14

What is nursing theory?

Answer 14

Reflects a particular understanding of nursing. Describes, explains, predicts, prescribes nursing care

Question 15

Conceptual framework (nursing theories)

Answer 15

link major nursing concepts and phenomena to direct nursing decisions.

Question 16

what are 2 practice-based theories

Answer 16

florence nightingale

McGill model

Question 17

What are 2 needs theories?

Answer 17

Virginia henderson

dorothea orem

Question 18

Advantages to theories?

Answer 18

generate nursing knowledge
direct how to use nursing process
adaptable to different patients, care, settings
helps organize data about patient in a particular way
decide what is important
focus data
interpret data

Question 19

What is evidence?

Answer 19

Facts

information acquired through research and scientific evaluation of practice

Question 20

What is evidence-based practice?

Answer 20

Integration of: expert opinion, external scientific evidence, and client/patient/caregiver perspectives

Question 21

What is research?

Answer 21

application of systematic, scientific methods to study phenomena and generate knowledge.

approach used will depend on the world view

Question 22

Nursing and research?

Answer 22

must base professional practice on scientific knowledge that must be updated continuously

Question 23

Purpose of research?

Answer 23

expand knowledge base for practicing and education

nursing research informs nursing practice

Question 24

Steps in conducting research?

Answer 24

1. state problem
2. define purpose
3. literature review
4. formulate hypothesis
5. select a design
6. select population
7. conduct pilot study
8. collect data
9. analyze data
10. interpret findings
11. communicate results

Question 25

Components of a theory?

Answer 25

Assumption, concept, phenomenon