Nursing Theory Flashcards
it is the main part of every profession
it is the basis or idea
theory
what is the purpose of theory
it is the heart of every profession, lies the core structures that give direction
to improve the quality of care rendered by nurses to their clients
development
what are the three things under development
education (academic knowledge)
research
practice (clinical practice)
with education you can perform __________
practice/clinical practice
[Interdependence of Theory & Research the More]
__________ is conducted, __________ is gained
research
knowledge
what are the three nursing theories
grand theory
middle-ranged theory
critical theory
it is the least used nursing theory
it is complex
grand theory
most common nursing theory
used to discover new theories
middle-ranged theory
it is the identity of nursing discipline
critical theory
what are the two composition of nursing knowledge
theoretical knowledge
practical knowledge
it aims to stimulate thinking and broaden understanding of the science and practice of nursing discipline
theoretical knowledge
it is referred to the art of nursing because it is gained through personal experience and learned through practice
practical knowledge
what are the two linked of theory and research
theory-generating research
theory-testing research
discover and describe relationships and phenomena who imposing predetermined notions on the nature of phenomena
theory generating research
the investigators make observations with open mind in order to view a phenomena in a new way
theory-generating research
to determine how accurate the theory describes a phenomena
theory-testing research
the researcher has predetermined notions as to how the phenomenon is and created a hypothesis to test the assumption of the theory
theory-testing theory
environmental aspects as integral part of nursing care
Florence Nightingale’s Environmental Theory
what are the practices under environmental theory
good ventilation, proper disposal, control of noise, sanitation, water treatments
what are the four ways of knowing
emperical knowing
aesthetic knowing
ethical knowing
personal knowing
relating to factual and descriptive knowign aimed at the expansion of abstract and theoretical expansions
emperical knowing
it focuses on evidence-based research for effective and accurate nursing practice
emperical knowing
this practice is accurate and thoughtful decision makign about health care delivery for client
evidence-based practice (EBP)
