Nursing Models And Metaparadigms

Question 1

Ontology meaning

Answer 1

Study of being

Question 2

Epistemology meaning

Answer 2

Knowledge of being

Question 3

What does nursing model determine

Answer 3

Practice, education, research (ontological/epistemological base of profession)

Question 4

Either one dominant model that encompasses all knowledge base of a discipline or allows multiple models to coexist under that discipline (“umbrella”)

Answer 4

Conceptual framework

Question 5

Concepts can be (3)

Answer 5

1.concrete (observable)
2.inferential (indirectly observable)
3.abstract (non-observable)

Question 6

Paragidm meaning

Answer 6

Way of organizing perceptions and experiences based on set of beliefs/values/assumptions

Question 7

Two influential paradigms

Answer 7

1. Empiricist (knowledge obtained through observation
2. Interpretive (create meaning from experience)

Question 8

Nursing metaparadigm concept
(Muy importante)

Answer 8

1. Nursing (actions)
2. Person (recipient of care)
3. Environment (internal/external factors)
4. Health (defined by a person)

Question 9

System of ideas that is proposed to explain a given phenomenon

Answer 9

Theory

Question 10

Theory in nursing guides practice how?

Answer 10

Helps describe/explain/predict experiences, provides rationale and guides assessments and interventions

Question 11

Nursing theory in nursing helps how?

Answer 11

Systematic approach to identify study questions and interpret findings, helps discovering knowledge gaps and offers framework for research

Question 12

5 fundamental patterns of knowing in nursing

Answer 12

1. Empirical
2. Personal
3. Ethical
4. Aesthetic
5. Emancipatory

Question 13

How are theory, practice and research linked

Answer 13

Ideas come from all three, theory asks “why”, then test their idea through research and apply it to practice

Question 14

Two types of research

Answer 14

Qualitative and quatitative