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 to collect reliable data and guides assessments and interventions

Question 11

Nursing theory in nursing helps research how?

Answer 11

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

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

Question 15

Areas of philosophical inquiry

Answer 15

1. Ontology
2. Epistemology
3. Ethics

Question 16

What is a metaparadigm

Answer 16

1. More abstract than paradigm
2. Most global philosophical/conceptual framework of a profession
3. Identifies concepts central to a profession and how they relate to each other

Question 17

Ex if conceptual model and framework

Answer 17

Model: orem
Framework: nursing process

Question 18

What are concepts

Answer 18

Words that bring forth mental pictures of meanings of objects, events or things

Question 19

Steps of research process

Answer 19

1. State a research process
2. Define the study’s purpose or rationale
3. Review literature
4. Formulate research question or hypothesis
5. Select a research design
6. Select population, sample, setting
7. Conduct pilot study
8. Collect the data
9. Analyze data
10. Interpret findings
11. Communicate research

Question 20

Evidence base practice PICO

Answer 20

P: population of interest
I: intervention of interest
C: comparison of interest
O: outcome

Question 21

Rights of human subjects

Answer 21

1. Respect for human dignity
2. Free and informed consent
3. Vulnerable person
4. Privacy and confidentiality
5. Justice and inclusiveness
6. Balancing harm and benefits
7. Right to full disclosure
8. Right to self determination