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STRUCTURE OF NURSING KNOWLEDGE Flashcards

1
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Relates to the act of providing care to those who are ill

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Nursing

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2
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What does the Latin word “nurtrire” mean?

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to nourish

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3
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Nurse comes from the Latin word _______ meaning?

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“Nutrix” meaning nursing mother

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Both a science an art that is concerned with the quality of life as defined by the clients

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Nursing

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5
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What does ANA stand for?

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American Nurses Association

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Nurses is the diagnosis and treatment of human responses to actual or potential health problems

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American Nurses Association (ANA)

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What does ICN mean?

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International Council of Nurses

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Nursing encompasses “autonomous and collaborative care of individuals…”

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International Council of Nurses (ICN)

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Nursing is to assist clients in the performance of activities contributing to health, its recovery or peaceful death….

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Virginia Henderson

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10
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The initiation and/or performance of nursing services, singly or in collaboration with another…

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R.A 9173- Phil Nursing Act of 2002

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What does ADPCN stand for?

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Association of Deans of the Philippine Colleges of Nursing (ADPCN)

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12
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Nursing is a dynamic discipline

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ADPCN

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An organized system of knowledge composed of concepts, propositions, definitions, assumptions intended to explain a set of fact, event or phenomena

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Theory

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A creative and rigorous structuring of ideas that projects a tentative, purposeful and systemic view of phenomena

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Theory

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15
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A mental idea of a phenomenon

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Concepts

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  • Comprehensive idea or generalization
  • Idea that brings diverse elements into a basic relationship
  • Unit of thought
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Concepts

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Unit of knowledge abstracted from a set of characteristics attributed to a class of objects

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Concepts

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18
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An idea formulated by the mind or an experience perceived and observed

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Concepts

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19
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Explains the relationship of different concepts

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Propositions

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Composed of various descriptions which convey a general meaning and reduces the vagueness in understanding a set of concepts

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Definitions

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A statement that specifies the relationship or connection of factual concepts or phenomena

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Assumptions

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Sets of empirical data or experiences that can be physically observed or tangible, such as crying or grimacing when in pain

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Phenomenon

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23
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Who said “A theory, by traditional definition, is an organized, coherent set of concepts and their relationship to each other…”

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Parker 2001

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Who said “A theory is a set of concepts, definitions, relationships and assumptions that projects a systematic view of phenomena.”

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Potter 2004

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Who said “It is a reasoned proposed explanation of an occurrence, or of something that will occur or be produced, for which absolute proof is lacking.”

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Blackwell (2005)

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26
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Who said “A theory is a set of concepts and propositions that provide an early way to view phenomena.”

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Delaune and Ladner (2006)

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Who said “ An abstract statement formulated to predict, explain or describe the relationships among concepts, constructs or events. it is tested by observation and research using factual data.”

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Mosby (2006)

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Who said “ A theory is a supposition or system of ideas that is proposed to explain a given phenomenon.”

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Kozier (2008)

29
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An information p, skills and expertise acquired by a person through various life, experiences, or through formal/informal learning such as formal education, self-study, vocational

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Knowledge

30
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The abstract or workable understanding of a subject or idea

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Knowledge

31
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Achieving understanding of sensory data

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Perception

32
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Combining 2 or more concepts/ideas to form a new concept or for comparison

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Association

33
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Acquiring experience, skills, information and values

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Learning

34
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Mental process of seeking conclusions through reason

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Reasoning

35
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Transferring data from sender to receiver using different mediums or tools of communication

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Communication

36
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Sources of knowledge:

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  • Traditional knowledge
  • Authoritative knowledge
  • Scientific knowledge
37
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Body of knowledge that describes or explains nursing and is used to support nursing practice

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Nursing Theory

38
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Organized and systematic articulation of a set of statements related to questions in the discipline of nursing

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Nursing Theory

39
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Set of concepts, definition, relationships and assumptions or propositions derived from nursing model or from other disciplines

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Nursing Theory

40
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“An articulated and communicated conceptualization of invented or discovered reality in or pertaining to nursing for the purpose of describing, explaining, predicting pr prescribing nursing care.” (Meleis, 1991)

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Nursing Theory

41
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Building blocks of theories

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Concepts

42
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2 Types of concept:

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  • Abstract
  • Concrete
43
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Concepts can be used in making/formulating what?

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  • Conceptual Definition
  • Operational Definition
44
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Highly established set of concepts that are testable

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Theoretical Model/Framework

45
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Represents an equation that describes the path or explains the phenomenon being observed or experienced

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Theoretical Model/Framework

46
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Set of interrelated concepts that symbolically represents and conveys a mental image of phenomenon

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Conceptual framework

47
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Set of concepts and prepositions that integrate them to a meaningful configuration & can be represented with diagram or narrative form

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Conceptual Framework

48
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Patterns or models used to show a clear relationship among the existing theoretical works in nursing

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Nursing Paradigm

49
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What does the Greek words “meta” and “paradeigma” mean?

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meta - with
paradeigma - pattern

50
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4 Major concepts of metaparadigm:

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  • Person
  • Nursing
  • Environment
  • Health
51
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Recipients of care

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Person

52
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Intervention of nurse rendering care (nursing actions)

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Nursing

53
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Internal and External Factors

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Environment

54
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Defined by Person

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Health

55
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“Theory of theories”

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Metatheories

56
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Most ‘broad’ in scope and complex

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Grand Theories

57
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Limited scope, less abstract, address specific phenomena or concepts

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Middle-Range Theories

58
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Readily operationalized and can be applied to many situations & Assumptions fit the theory

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Middle-Range Theories

59
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Address nursing intervention and predict its consequences

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Micro Theories

60
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Action oriented, provides specific directions, and limited to specific populations

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Micro Theories

61
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Who and When:
Classification of Nursing Theories according to Function

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Dickoff and James 1968

62
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Also known as Factor- Isolating Theories and are known to be the primary level of theory development

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Descriptive

63
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Also known as Factor-Relating Theories are the type of theory that present relationship among concepts and prepositions

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Explanatory

64
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Also known as Situation-Relating Theories that are achieved when the relationships of concrete under a certain condition are able to describe future outcomes consistently

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Predictive

65
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Also known as Situation-Producing deal nursing actions and test the validity and certainty of a specific nursing intervention

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Prescriptive

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