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Lesson 1: Nursing Theories Flashcards

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What is nursing theories?

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  1. Organized bodies that define what nursing is, do and, why they do it.
  2. defined as unique discipline.
  3. Framework of concepts and purposes to guide nursing practices.
  4. Nursing science
  5. Need to identify, develop and understand concepts and theories.
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What is philosophy?

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Beliefs and values define way of thinking generally known to understood by a group of discipline.

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What is theory?

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  1. Beliefs, policy and procedure
  2. Being studied but isn’t approved yet.
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Building blocks of theories

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Concept

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Representation of interaction among between concepts showing patterns, overview of theories (diagram)

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Models

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Conceptual framework

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group of related ideas, statements, or concepts.

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Proposition

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Describes the relationship between concepts.
(2 or more concepts)

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Domain

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Perspective or territory of profession or discipline

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Organized steps

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Process

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Pattern shared understanding and assumptions about world

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Paradigm

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Most general statement

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Metaparadigm

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What is 4 metaparadigm?

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  1. Person
  2. Environment
  3. Health
  4. Nursing
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Define person in metaparadigm.

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Client or recipient of nursing care

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Positive or Negative conditions that affect patient. (Situation)

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Environment

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Define health in metaparadigm.

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  • complete aspect of a man
  • degree of wellness or well-being
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Attributes characteristic and actions

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Nursing

17
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Define components of nursing theories.

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contains concept, definitions, relational statements and assumptions that explain phenomenon. (Related to each other)

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What is phenomenon?

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  • describe an idea or response on an event, situation, process, group of events or situations.
  • may be temporary or permanent
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What is concepts?

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  1. Interrelated concepts define a theory.
  2. help describe or label phenomenon.
  3. used words or phrases that identify.
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What are the 2 types of concepts, define.

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  • abstract concepts - simulation, mentally constructed
  • concrete concepts - direct experience
21
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used to convey general meaning of concepts of theories.

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Definitions

22
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What is theoretical and operational

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Theoretical - based of theorists perspectives and subjective
Operational - concepts are measured and objective

23
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relationship between 2 or more concepts

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Relational statement

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accepted truths and are based on values and beliefs, explains nature of concepts, definitions, purpose, relationship and structure of theory.

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Assumptions

25
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state the 11 importance of nursing theories

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26
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Why is nursing discipline a unique one?

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define.

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Purpose of NT in ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE.

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  • explain fundamental implications of the profession and enhance the profession’s status.
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In RESEARCH

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  • theory is fundamental to research process.
  • framework
  • creating and testing phenomenon.
  • theory guides
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In PROFESSION

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  • what nurses do
  • provide invaluable service
30
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What are the classification of NT?

by abstraction (define)

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Grand Nursing Theory
Middle - Range Nursing Theory
Practice-Level Nursing Theory

31
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by goal orientation (define, and the 2 types)

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  • Descriptive Theories
    2 types
    1. Factor Isolating Theory
    2. Explanatory Theory
  • Prescriptive Theory
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Who is MELEIS? (define) (book)
what are her headings

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Afaf Ibrahim Meleis (2011)
Book: Theoretical Nursing: Development and Progress

  • need theories
  • interaction theories
  • outcome theories
33
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What is need-based, interaction and outcome theories? (Define)

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NEED-BASED THEORIES

  • First group of nurses: nursing cave a conceptual orders.
  • fulfill their physical and mental needs.
    → Orem Henderson and Abella are under the group.
  • criticized for relying on medical model of health and placing the patient in an overtly dependent position.

INTERACTION THEORIES

  • emphasized nursing and main- tenance of relationships.
    • highlighted impact of nursing on patients and how they interact with the environment, people, and situationships.
    • King, Orlando, and Travelbee

OUTCOME THEORIES

  • nurse as controlling and directing patient care using their knowledge of the humon physiological and behavioral systems.
  • Johnson, Levine, Rogers, and Roy
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Who is ALLIGOOD? (define) (4 categories)

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Raile Alligood (2017)
Book: Nursing theonets and their work

4 categories:
- nursing philosophy
- nursing conceptual models
- nursing theories and grand
theories, and
- middle-range nursing theories

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What is nursing philosophy?

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  • abstract type
  • sets 4th meaning of nursing phenomena through analysis, reasoning, and logical presentation
  • Nightingale, Watson, Ray and Benner
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What is Nursing Conceptual Models?

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  • comprehensive nursing theories that are regarded by some as pioneers in nursing.
  • nursing metaparadigm. (Explains relationship)
  • Levine, Rogers, Roy, King and Orem
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Define GRAND NURSING THEORIES and MIDDLE RANGE THEORIES

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GNT
- derived from nursing philosophies, conceptual models, and other grand theories. (generall not specific as MRT)
- Levine, Rogers, Orem and King

MRT
- precise and answer specific nursing practice questions.
- address the specifics of nursing situations. (from model’s perspective theory)

example of MRT:
Mercer, Reed, Mishel and Barker

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