S3 M6 EBP Flashcards
Traditional knowledge
Generation to generation
Authoritative knowledge
based on PERCEIVED expertise
comes from an expert
Scientific knowledge
scientific method
Science =
knowledge
Philosophy
Wisdom
Fundamentals
Process used to construct life
Process
framework and theory
Historical influences of nursing
Florence nightingale
Societal changes
Societal influences of nursing
Nursing school
Theory
Group of concepts that can be tested, changed
Concept
Abstract impression
A conceptual framework of modeling
Deductive reasoning
General ideas to specific actions
Inductive reasoning
Specific actions to general ideas
General systems theory
Break thing into part to see how they work
Adaptation theory
adjustment of living matter to other living things
Developmental theory
Orderly and predictable growth and development
From conception to death
Nursing theory benefits
Common goal of nurses
Better care
Rational for actions
Questioning assumptions