Nursing Theories

Question 1

what are nursing theories

Answer 1

• conceptual frameworks that provide principles that under pin practice
• serve to validate is self through the production of its own scientifically tested body of knowledge
• help us decide that we know and what we need to know
• much of what nurses do is hard to measure so theories are vital to analyze and explain what nurses do

Question 2

metaparadigm concepts

Answer 2

• when conceptual frameworks were being created the goal was to create theoretical definitions for the substance and structure fro determining the key bodies of knowledge that would be needed to understand particular clinical situations

Question 3

metaparadigm concepts pieces

Answer 3

• client and person
• environment
• health
• nursing

Question 4

person

Answer 4

• the recipient of nursing care

- individuals, patients, groups, families, communities

Question 5

health

Answer 5

• the degree of wellness or well-being that the client experiences

Question 6

environment

Answer 6

• the internal and external surrounds that affect the client

Question 7

nursing

Answer 7

• the attributes, characteristics, and actions of the nurse providing care on behalf or with conjunction with the client

Question 8

types of nursing theories

Answer 8

• grand
• middle range
• nursing practice: descriptive and prescriptive

Question 9

grand theories

Answer 9

• nursing from a broad perspective and applicable to all areas of the profession
• provide useful insights into nursing practice
• not designed for empirical testing
• nightingale was first grand theorist

Question 10

middle range theories

Answer 10

• focus more narrowly on specific aspects of the profession
• bridge the gap between gran and nursing theories
• novice to expert & carpers way of knowing

Question 11

nursing practice theories

Answer 11

• developed to use within a specific situation
• focus on nursing interventions and the impact of nursing practice
• descriptive ex: related to pain
• prescriptive ex: tells us what to do in specific interventions when treating pain

Question 12

banners novice to expert theory

Answer 12

• focuses on the acquisition and development of a skill
• novice
• advanced beginner
• competent
• proficient
• expert

Question 13

carpers patterns of knowing

Answer 13

• empiric
• ethic
• person
• esthetics
• sociopolitical/emancipatory (added later)