nursing theories Flashcards
1
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- Existing, happening, and true
- Empirical observation
- Observation and experiences
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fact
2
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- Group of interrelated facts
* Guess, imagined and visualized
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idea
3
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- A cluster of words describing an object, idea, or event
- Abstraction based on observation
- Describes the essence of a thing
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Concept
4
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- Gained through experiences
- Observable
- Specific time and place
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Concrete/ empirical concept
5
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- Independent of time or place
* Indirectly observable/ not observable
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Abstract concept
6
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- Sets of interrelated concepts, connected in one another
- Building blocks of theories
- Assembled together “common theme”
- Define the different concepts
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Conceptual Framework
7
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- Statement of predicted relationships
- Temporary stand or prediction
- Educated guess
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Hypothesis
8
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- Basic principles
* Basis of logic without proof or verification
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Assumption
9
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- Formal statement
- Constructed to organize ideas & explain events
- Group of related concepts (propose actions for guide)
- Systematic way ( describe, explain, predict and control it)
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theory
10
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- Interrelated theories
* Organize direction of research/ scientific inquire
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theoretical framework
11
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components of theory:
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- purpose
- concept and definition
- theoretical statements
- structure and linkages
- assumptions
- models
12
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- explains why theory is formulated
* Specifies the context and situations
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purpose
13
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- logistic labels
- assigned to objects or events
- defines the relation between other concepts
- description and classification of phenomena
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concept and definitions
14
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- statements about relationships
* connect concepts to devise a theory
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theoretical statements
15
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- Provides overall theory
* Offer reasoned explanation that the concept is connected
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Structure and linkages
