Week 2 Flashcards
(11 cards)
Concepts
Abstract ideas or mental images of phenomena or
reality
Often called the “building blocks” of theories
Concepts can be:
1) Concrete- meaning readily observable
2) Inferential- indirectly observable
3) Abstract- non-observable
Conceptual Frameworks
Group of related ideas, statements, or concepts
Describes an overall idea
Theory
Nursing theory
Used to help guide practice
Allows us to analyze
Gives us goals
Gives our scope
Models
model is a simplified representation or framework
that helps explain, organize, or guide understanding of
a particular topic.
- A drawing of a framework or idea – helps us to better understand them
Nursing Grand Theory
Grand theory not always testable.
Abstract
Distinguish nursing as its own body of
knowledge
Provides discipline & validation
Major Theoretical Models
Practice-based theories
Needs theories
Interactionist theories
Systems theories
Simultaneity theories
Practice-Based Theories
Purpose: Guide and shape nursing practice.
Connection: Links everyday nursing practice with larger principles.
Goal: Improve patient outcomes.
Needs Theories
Concept:
Theory that conceptualizes the patient according to their collection of needs.
Nursing Focus:
Nurses should assess and address physical, emotional, and psychological needs.
Goal:
Help patients recover or maintain their health.
Interactionist Theories-
Focus:
Relationships between nurses and patients.
Key Concept:
Communicative & behavioral patterns used by nurses to meet patients’ needs.
Systems Theories
Focus:
Accounts for the whole and its subparts, &how they interact.
Key Concept:
The individual is viewed as an open system, continuously interacting with the environment.
Simultaneity Theories
Focus:
Patient-environment interaction is key.
-Emphasizes a mutual relationship, not cause and effect.
View of Patient:
Part of a complex, holistic process where time & space are inseparable.
