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Theory Flashcards

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What are the three sources of knowledge?

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Authoritative, traditional, scientific

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What is the authoritative source of knowledge?

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Comes from an expert, accepted as truth based on person’s expertise

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What are the three types of nursing knowledge?

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Science, process, philosophy

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What are the two influences on nursing knowledge?

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Historical influences (Florence Nightingale, societal changes)
Societal influences (Schools of nursing)
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What is the framework of nursing theory?

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Concepts and theories

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What is the difference between a concept and a theory?

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A concept is an abstract impression organized into symbols of reality, a theory is a group of concepts that describe a pattern of reality

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What are the two types of reasoning?

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Deductive and inductive

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What is deductive reasoning?

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Examines general ideas and considers specific actions or ideas

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What is inductive reasoning?

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Builds from specific ideas or actions to conclusions about general ideas

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What is the general systems theory?

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Theory for universal application–break whole things into parts to see how they work together in systems

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What is the adaptation theory?

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Adjustment of all living matter to other living things and the environment

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What is the developmental theory?

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Orderly and predictable growth and development from conception to death

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What are the four goals of theoretical frameworks?

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  • Holistic patient care
  • Individualized care to meet the needs of patients
  • Promotion of health
  • Prevention of treatment or illness
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What is the most important concept of nursing theory?

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The patient

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What are the goals of research vs the goals of nursing research?

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Research:
-Develop explanations (in theories)
-Find solutions to problems
Nursing Research:
-Improve care of people in clinical settings
-Study people and the nursing process
-Education
-Ethics
-Policy Development
-Etc
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What are the two methods of nursing research?

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Quantitative and qualitative

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What is the quantitative method of nursing research?

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Involves concepts of basic and applied research

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What is the qualitative method of nursing research?

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Conducted to gain insight by discovering meanings. Based on the belief that reality is based on perceptions that differ for each person and change over time

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What are the four types of quantitative research?

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  • Descriptive
  • Correlational
  • Quasi-experimental
  • Experimental
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What are the four types of qualitative research?

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  • Phenomenology
  • Grounded theory
  • Ethnology
  • Historical
21
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What is PICO format and what does it stand for?

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A way to ask clinical questions.
P-Patient, population, problem of interest
I-Intervetion of interest
C-Comparison of interest
O-Outcome of interest

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