TERMS & DEFINITIONS Flashcards

1
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tool in nursing practice

useful in describing, explaining, or predicting a phenomenon

A

NURSING THEORY

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2
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“degree of wellness”

biological, psychological, spiritual, emotional should all be equal for you
to be considered “well”

A

HEALTH

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3
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understanding acquired through learning or investigation of what is
known about a discipline’s subject matter

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KNOWLEDGE

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4
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internal and external surroundings that affect the person

A

ENVIRONMENT

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5
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statement or view that is widely accepted as true

A

ASSUMPTION

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6
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attributes, characteristics, and actions of the nurse providing care on
behalf of, or in conjunction with the person

A

NURSING

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7
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unified body of knowledge supported by agreed on evidences

provides answers to questions that pertain to the subject matter

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SCIENCE

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8
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T or F

Health and Illness behavior is a product of person-environment interactions

A

T

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9
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reality that can be consciously sensed or experienced

A

PHENOMENON

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10
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T or F

Person-Environment interactions are NOT the focus of nursing care

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F

person-environment interactions are THE FOCUS of the nursing care

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11
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idea or complex mental image of a phenomenon

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CONCEPT

-building block of a theory

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12
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statement or assertion that expresses a judgement of opinion

what you think is best for the patient

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PROPOSITIONS

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13
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recipient of nursing care

including their, families, significant other, etc

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Person

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14
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T or F

The focus of intervention is the patient’s health

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F

Patient’s Environment

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15
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system of ideas proposed to explain a given phenomenon

used to describe, predict, and control phenomena

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THEORY

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16
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T or F

Environment is a composite of energy fields

A

T

17
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values and beliefs held by a discipline and its members.

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Philosophy

18
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fundamental truth, doctrine, or law

scientific law that explains the method of a natural action and should not be broken

A

PRINCIPLE

19
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AKA : CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

pattern of shared understandings and assumptions about reality and the
world

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PARADIGM

-diagrams or models that shows how something works or produced

20
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3 components of metaparadigm

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PHEn

Person
Health
Environment

each variable affect each other

21
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most abstract level of knowledge

A

METAPARADIGM

22
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global propositions that define and relate the concepts

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METAPARADIGM

23
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core content of a discipline stated in the most global or abstract of terms

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METAPARADIGM