TOPIC 3 Flashcards
What are the six structural levels of Nursing knowledge?
METAPARADIGM PHILOSOPHY CONCEPTUAL MODELS GRAND THEORY NURSING THEORY MIDDLE-RANGE THEORY
The Broad Conceptual boundaries of the discipline of nursing : Human beings, environment, health and nursing.
METAPARADIGM
Sets forth the meaning of nursing phenomena through analysis, reasoning, and logical presentation of concepts and ideas.
PHILOSOPHY
Are sets of concepts that address phenomena central to nursing in propositions that explain the relationship among them.
CONCEPTUAL MODELS
Concepts that derive from a conceptual model and propose a testable proposition that tests the major premise of the model.
GRAND THEORY
Testable propositions from philosophies, conceptual models, grand theories, abstract nursing theories, or theories from other disciplines.
NURSING THEORY
Concepts most specific practice that propose precise testable nursing practice questions and include details such as patient age group, family situation, health condition, location of the patient, and action.
MIDDLE-RANGE THEORY
What are the five criteria in analyzing a theory?
CLARITY SIMPLICITY GENERALITY ACCESSIBILITY IMPORTANCE
Speaks to the meaning of terms used, and definitional consistency and structure speak to the consistent structural form of terms in the theory.
CLARITY
Discuss the degree and call for simple forms of theory. Comprehensive, presented at a level of abstraction to provide guidance and have few concepts to aid clarity.
SIMPLICITY
Speaks to the scope of application and the purpose within the theory.
GENERALITY
Addresses the extent to which empiric indicators for the concepts can be identified and to what extent purposes of the theory can be attained.
ACCESIBILITY
Speaks of the outcome that creates understanding which is important to nursing.
IMPORTANCE
