TERMS & DEFINITIONS Flashcards
tool in nursing practice
useful in describing, explaining, or predicting a phenomenon
NURSING THEORY
“degree of wellness”
biological, psychological, spiritual, emotional should all be equal for you
to be considered “well”
HEALTH
understanding acquired through learning or investigation of what is
known about a discipline’s subject matter
KNOWLEDGE
internal and external surroundings that affect the person
ENVIRONMENT
statement or view that is widely accepted as true
ASSUMPTION
attributes, characteristics, and actions of the nurse providing care on
behalf of, or in conjunction with the person
NURSING
unified body of knowledge supported by agreed on evidences
provides answers to questions that pertain to the subject matter
SCIENCE
T or F
Health and Illness behavior is a product of person-environment interactions
T
reality that can be consciously sensed or experienced
PHENOMENON
T or F
Person-Environment interactions are NOT the focus of nursing care
F
person-environment interactions are THE FOCUS of the nursing care
idea or complex mental image of a phenomenon
CONCEPT
-building block of a theory
statement or assertion that expresses a judgement of opinion
what you think is best for the patient
PROPOSITIONS
recipient of nursing care
including their, families, significant other, etc
Person
T or F
The focus of intervention is the patient’s health
F
Patient’s Environment
system of ideas proposed to explain a given phenomenon
used to describe, predict, and control phenomena
THEORY
T or F
Environment is a composite of energy fields
T
values and beliefs held by a discipline and its members.
Philosophy
fundamental truth, doctrine, or law
scientific law that explains the method of a natural action and should not be broken
PRINCIPLE
AKA : CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
pattern of shared understandings and assumptions about reality and the
world
PARADIGM
-diagrams or models that shows how something works or produced
3 components of metaparadigm
PHEn
Person
Health
Environment
each variable affect each other
most abstract level of knowledge
METAPARADIGM
global propositions that define and relate the concepts
METAPARADIGM
core content of a discipline stated in the most global or abstract of terms
METAPARADIGM
