NURSING THEORIES Flashcards
something that is seen happening or existing
FACT
an empirical observation
FACT
a group of interrelated facts
IDEA
an image or formulation of something imagined and visualized, of something vaguely assumed, guessed or sensed out of related facts or observations
IDEA
a person’s conception of what is the best example of something
IDEA
a word or cluster of words describing an object, idea or event
CONCEPT
an abstraction based on observation of certain behaviors or characteristics
CONCEPT
describes the essence of a thing
CONCEPT
type of concept that is specific to time and place and observable
Concrete/empirical concept
type of concept that is independent of time or place and indirectly observable/not observable
Abstract concepts
set of interrelated concepts that serve as building blocks of theories
Conceptual Framework
interrelated concepts or abstractions that are assembled together in some relational scheme by virtue of their relevance to a common theme
Conceptual Framework
CONCEPT OF GROWING + CONCEPT
OF
PERSONALITY + CONCEPT OF PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
BEING A TEENAGER
a statement of predicted relationships between two or more variables, subjected to testing in empirical studies
Hypothesis
a temporary stand or prediction or guess while the investigation goes on
Hypothesis
educated guess
Hypothesis
basic principles that are accepted as being true on the basis of logic or reason without proof or verification
Assumption
a formal statement that is constructed in order to organize ideas & explain event
Theory
a group of related concepts that propose actions that guide practice
Theory
a systematic way of looking at the world in order to describe, explain, predict and control it
Theory
Intervention to Aims to produce change in to That lead to changes in to That result in to That ultimately
WIC Theoretical Framework
explains why the theory was formulated and specifies the context and situations in which it should be applied
PURPOSE
are logistic labels that are assigned to objects or events .
CONCEPTS
defines the concept in relation to other concepts and permits the description and classification of phenomena.
DEFINITIONS