Test 3 Flashcards
Mechanistic nursing
getting it done
holistic nursing
meet complete needs of the person
Nursing theory
an organized set of ideas that help us find meaning in our experiences, organize our thinking, and develop new insights into the work we do.
5 Components of a Theory
Phenomena, assumptions, concepts, definitions, and statements/propositions.
Logical reasoning
is to develop an argument or statement based on evidence that will result in a logical conclusion
Inductive reasoning
moves from specific to general
deductive reasoning
starts with general premise and moves to a specific deduction
4 essential concepts of a nursing theory
person, environment, health, and nursing
Important nurse theorists
Florence Nightingale, Virginia Henderson, Hildegard Peplau, Patricia Benner, Madeleine Leninger, and Jean Watson
Scientific Method or scientific inquiry
the process in which the researcher, through use of the senses, systemically collects observable, verifiable data to describe, explain, or predict events.
Quantitative research
generalized to populations
qualitative research
focuses on lived experiences of people
Steps of the research process
1.identify and state the problem you wish to study, 2 clarify the purpose of the study, 3 review the related literature, 4 develop a theoretical/conceptual framework, 5 form a hypothesis, 6 define study variables/terms, 6 select the population and sample, 7 conduct a pilot study and/or collect data, 8 analyze data, 9 interpret findings, 10 communicate findings
PICO questions
P: patient/population, I: intervention, C: comparison intervention, O: Outcome, T: time
The reason for conduction research is to establish ________-_______ practice
evidence-based
Sensory Systems
vision, hearing, taste, smell, and touch
Senses
provide info about internal and external environment and enable people to experience the world, allow responses to changes, help body maintain homeostasis, necessary for growth and development.
Components of the sensory experience
stimulus, reception, perception, arousal, response to sensations,
mechanoreceptors
in the skin and hair follicles detect touch, pressure, and vibration.
proprioceptors
detect stretch in muscles to create a mental picture of how the body is positioned
thermoreceptors
in the skin detect variations in temperature
chemoreceptors
taste are located in our taste buds.
sensory alterations
sensory deprivation and overload; impaired vision, hearing, taste, smell, tactile perception, and kinesthetic sense.
Interventions for sensory deprivation
focus is prevention, support senses (glasses or hearing aids), orientation (calendar, view of environment), and provide stimuli (regular contact, touch, TV, radio, pet therapy smells)
Interventions for sensory overload
minimize stimuli (less light, noise, less tv/radio, calm tone, reduce noxious odors), provide rest, and teach stress reduction
Interventions for impaired vision
attend to glasses, sufficient light, protect eyes in sunlight, magnifying lens/large-print books, evaluate (ability to perform ADL’s and remain safe in the environment) need for assistance seeing eye dog
Interventions for impaired hearing
care of hearing aid, closed-caption tv, regular inspection of ear canals, techniques to improve communication, promote safety, and assess for social isolation
Interventions for confused clients
reorient frequently (state you name; day, date, time; provide clocks, calendars, visual clues to time, and use personal belongings and maintain safe environment, communicate clearly, slowly respond to feelings use gestures) limit choices, promote feelings of security and use alternative therapies.
interventions for unconscious client
continue orientation to reality, safety measures (bed in low position side rails up (may be listening, hearing is last sense to go). attend to body systems (eye care, ROM, skin care/mouth care, urinary drainage, bowel management, and nutrition.