NURSING PRACTICE 3RD EDITION BUTTS TEST BANK
ALL CHAPTERS
.___ - aspect of reality that can be consciously sensed or experienced (Meleis, 1997). -
ANSWER-Phenomenon
.___ - convey the general meaning of the concepts - ANSWER-Definitions
.___ - ideas and mental images that help to describe phenomena (Alligood and
Marriner-Tomey, 2002) - ANSWER-Concepts
.___ - statements that describe concepts - ANSWER-Assumptions
.___ address nursing interventions for a phenomenon, and predict the consequence
of a specific nursing intervention. - ANSWER-prescriptive theory
.___ are broad, connected statements about beliefs and values - ANSWER-
Philosophies
.___ are composed of sets of relationship statements which attempt to describe or
explain phenomena and systems - ANSWER-Models and Conceptual Frameworks
.___ comprises the most global and abstract central concepts that identify the
, phenomena of the discipline - ANSWER-Metaparadigm
.___ is a branch of philosophy that focuses on the critical analysis of art and beauty. -
ANSWER-Esthetics
.___ is a brief explanation of a theory or those portions of a theory to be tested in a
study. - ANSWER-Framework
.___ is a fact, occurrence, or circumstance observed or observable. - ANSWER-
phenomenon
.___ is a model that explains the linkages of science, philosophy, and theory accepted
and applied by the discipline (Alligood and Marriner - Tomey, 2002) - ANSWER-
paradigm
.___ is a unified body of knowledge concerned with specific subject matter and the
skills and methodologies necessary to provide such knowledge - ANSWER-Aims of
science
.___ is an idea that explains by using symbolic and physical visualization. - ANSWER-
Model
.___ is set of concepts, definitions, relationships, and assumptions that project a
systematic view of a phenomena - ANSWER-Theory
.___ is something that is remarkable or extraordinary - ANSWER-phenomenon