TOPIC 1 Flashcards
It is the foundation for the art and science of nursing
THEORY
Theory helps _________, _________, _________, and __________ nursing care measures
DESCRIBE, EXPLAIN, PREDICT, PRESCRIBE
TRUE OR FALSE:
Nursing in the early eras was not tested or used uniformly in practice or education.
TRUE
Ideas that were passed on through education before in nursing were focused on what?
SKILLS AND FUNCTIONAL TASKS
What was the major goal put forth by nursing leaders in the 20th century?
DEVELOP A SPECIALIZED BODY OF NURSING PRACTICE
History of professional nursing began with whom?
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
Florence Nightingale is known as the ____________ and ____________
FOUNDER OF MODERN NURSING AND LADY WITH THE LAMP
What marked the birth of Modern Nursing?
NIGHTINGALE’S ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOOL OF NURSING AT ST. THOMAS’ HOSPITAL
Nightingale’s __________, __________, and __________ became a guide for establishing nursing schools in the US
PIONEERING ACTIVITIES, EDUCATION, SUBSEQUENT WRITINGS
Nightingale recognized the unique focus of __________ knowledge as distinct from __________ knowledge
NURSING; MEDICAL
Give the five historical eras of Nursing
CURRICULUM ERA RESEARCH ERA GRADUATE EDUCATION ERA THEORY ERA THEORY UTILIZATION ERA
This era addresses what content nurses should study to be nurses
CURRICULUM ERA
Idea of moving nursing education from hospital based diploma programs into colleges and universities
CURRICULUM ERA
In this era, more and more nurses embraced higher education
RESEARCH ERA
In this era, Research is considered as the path of new nursing knowledge
RESEARCH ERA/ RESEARCH EMPHASIS ERA
Lacking conceptual connections and theoretical frameworks
RESEARCH ERA/ RESEARCH EMPHASIS ERA
Nursing Master’s Education and Higher Degree programs was formulated
RESEARCH ERA/ RESEARCH EMPHASIS ERA
In this era most of the nursing master’s nursing programs began to include courses in concept development or nursing models
GRADUATE EDUCATION ERA
A natural outgrowth of the research and the graduate education eras
THEORY ERA
In this era, Fawcett’s seminal proposal of four global nursing concepts as nursing metaparadigms was stated
THEORY ERA
What are the metaparadigm concepts?
PERSON
HEALTH
ENVIRONMENT
NURSING
In this era, Fitzpartick and Whall stated that “nursing is on the brink of an exciting era.”
THEORY ERA
Emphasis shifted to theory application in nursing practice, education, research and administration.
THEORY UTILIZATION ERA
Specific to academia and refers to branch of education, a department of learning, or a domain of knowledge.
DISCIPLINE
Refers to a specialized field of practice, founded on the theoretical structure of the science or knowledge of that discipline and accompanying abilities.
PROFESSION
TRUE OR FALSE:
Theory is dependent upon discipline
FALSE
