Test Bank for Nursing Practice 4th Edition Parker Smith | NURS 490 Nursing Practice 4th Edition

Nursing Practice 4th Edition by Parker Smith Chapter 1 Statement of Intent The intent of this chapter is to offer an approach to understanding nursing theory within the context of the discipline of nursing, define the discipline of nursing and theory, describe the purpose of theory for the discipline of nursing, identify the structure of the discipline of nursing, and speculate on the future of nursing theory. Key Terms Nursing Community of scholars Nursing knowledge Discipline Professional practice Theory Paradigm Worldviews Framework Metaparadigm Philosophy Conceptual model Grand theory Middle-range theory Nursing practice theory Clinical scholarship Empirical indicators Domain Caring Environment Persons Health Syntactical structure Conceptual structure Specialized language Tradition Values and beliefs Practice-level theory Nursing process Objectives On completion of this chapter, students will be able to: 1. Compare and contrast definitions of nursing. 2. Describe the usefulness of theory to everyday practice. 3. Identify four phenomena of interest to nursing. 4. Name the primary purpose of nursing theory. 5. Describe characteristics of nursing as a discipline. 6. Discuss the importance of conceptualizing nursing as a discipline of knowledge. 7. Compare and contrast definitions of nursing theory. Outline What Is Nursing? Problems with Defining Nursing by Process, Functions, or Activities The Discipline of Nursing Expression of Human Imagination Domain Syntactical and Conceptual Structures Specialized Language and Symbols Heritage of Literature and Networks of Communication Tradition Values and Beliefs Systems of Education Definitions of Nursing Theory As a General Term As an Organizing Structure Definitions from Other Disciplines Definitions Used in Nursing Practice, Education, Administration, or Research The Purpose of Theory in a Professional Discipline Structure Further Development and Understanding of Nursing Practice Multidisciplinary Collaboration The Structure of Knowledge in the Discipline of Nursing Paradigm Grand Theories and Conceptual Models Middle-Range Theories Practice-Level Theories Nursing Theory and the Future Continuing Evolution of the Discipline of Nursing Use in Education Use in Health Care Organizations Expanded Use of Theory Summary References Questions for Classroom Discussion - - - - -