STRUCTURE OF NURSING KNOWLEDGE Flashcards
Relates to the act of providing care to those who are ill
Nursing
What does the Latin word “nurtrire” mean?
to nourish
Nurse comes from the Latin word _______ meaning?
“Nutrix” meaning nursing mother
Both a science an art that is concerned with the quality of life as defined by the clients
Nursing
What does ANA stand for?
American Nurses Association
Nurses is the diagnosis and treatment of human responses to actual or potential health problems
American Nurses Association (ANA)
What does ICN mean?
International Council of Nurses
Nursing encompasses “autonomous and collaborative care of individuals…”
International Council of Nurses (ICN)
Nursing is to assist clients in the performance of activities contributing to health, its recovery or peaceful death….
Virginia Henderson
The initiation and/or performance of nursing services, singly or in collaboration with another…
R.A 9173- Phil Nursing Act of 2002
What does ADPCN stand for?
Association of Deans of the Philippine Colleges of Nursing (ADPCN)
Nursing is a dynamic discipline
ADPCN
An organized system of knowledge composed of concepts, propositions, definitions, assumptions intended to explain a set of fact, event or phenomena
Theory
A creative and rigorous structuring of ideas that projects a tentative, purposeful and systemic view of phenomena
Theory
A mental idea of a phenomenon
Concepts
- Comprehensive idea or generalization
- Idea that brings diverse elements into a basic relationship
- Unit of thought
Concepts
Unit of knowledge abstracted from a set of characteristics attributed to a class of objects
Concepts
An idea formulated by the mind or an experience perceived and observed
Concepts
Explains the relationship of different concepts
Propositions
Composed of various descriptions which convey a general meaning and reduces the vagueness in understanding a set of concepts
Definitions
A statement that specifies the relationship or connection of factual concepts or phenomena
Assumptions
Sets of empirical data or experiences that can be physically observed or tangible, such as crying or grimacing when in pain
Phenomenon
Who said “A theory, by traditional definition, is an organized, coherent set of concepts and their relationship to each other…”
Parker 2001
Who said “A theory is a set of concepts, definitions, relationships and assumptions that projects a systematic view of phenomena.”
Potter 2004
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.”
Blackwell (2005)
Who said “A theory is a set of concepts and propositions that provide an early way to view phenomena.”
Delaune and Ladner (2006)
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.”
Mosby (2006)
Who said “ A theory is a supposition or system of ideas that is proposed to explain a given phenomenon.”
Kozier (2008)
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
Knowledge
The abstract or workable understanding of a subject or idea
Knowledge
Achieving understanding of sensory data
Perception
Combining 2 or more concepts/ideas to form a new concept or for comparison
Association
Acquiring experience, skills, information and values
Learning
Mental process of seeking conclusions through reason
Reasoning
Transferring data from sender to receiver using different mediums or tools of communication
Communication
Sources of knowledge:
- Traditional knowledge
- Authoritative knowledge
- Scientific knowledge
Body of knowledge that describes or explains nursing and is used to support nursing practice
Nursing Theory
Organized and systematic articulation of a set of statements related to questions in the discipline of nursing
Nursing Theory
Set of concepts, definition, relationships and assumptions or propositions derived from nursing model or from other disciplines
Nursing Theory
“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)
Nursing Theory
Building blocks of theories
Concepts
2 Types of concept:
- Abstract
- Concrete
Concepts can be used in making/formulating what?
- Conceptual Definition
- Operational Definition
Highly established set of concepts that are testable
Theoretical Model/Framework
Represents an equation that describes the path or explains the phenomenon being observed or experienced
Theoretical Model/Framework
Set of interrelated concepts that symbolically represents and conveys a mental image of phenomenon
Conceptual framework
Set of concepts and prepositions that integrate them to a meaningful configuration & can be represented with diagram or narrative form
Conceptual Framework
Patterns or models used to show a clear relationship among the existing theoretical works in nursing
Nursing Paradigm
What does the Greek words “meta” and “paradeigma” mean?
meta - with
paradeigma - pattern
4 Major concepts of metaparadigm:
- Person
- Nursing
- Environment
- Health
Recipients of care
Person
Intervention of nurse rendering care (nursing actions)
Nursing
Internal and External Factors
Environment
Defined by Person
Health
“Theory of theories”
Metatheories
Most ‘broad’ in scope and complex
Grand Theories
Limited scope, less abstract, address specific phenomena or concepts
Middle-Range Theories
Readily operationalized and can be applied to many situations & Assumptions fit the theory
Middle-Range Theories
Address nursing intervention and predict its consequences
Micro Theories
Action oriented, provides specific directions, and limited to specific populations
Micro Theories
Who and When:
Classification of Nursing Theories according to Function
Dickoff and James 1968
Also known as Factor- Isolating Theories and are known to be the primary level of theory development
Descriptive
Also known as Factor-Relating Theories are the type of theory that present relationship among concepts and prepositions
Explanatory
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
Predictive
Also known as Situation-Producing deal nursing actions and test the validity and certainty of a specific nursing intervention
Prescriptive
