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NUR 210/ NUR210 Exam 1 (2025/ 2026
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1. Nursing theories: 1) Grand Nursing Theories
2) Mid-Range Theories (x)
3) Nursing Practice Theories
2. Grand Nursing Theories: Grand nursing theories have the
broadest scope and present general concepts and propositions.
Theories at this level may both reflect and provide insights useful for
practice but are not designed for empirical testing. This limits the
use of grand nursing in particular situations. Theories at this level
are intended to be pertinent to all instances of nursing. Grand
theories consist of conceptual frameworks defining broad
perspectives for practice and ways of looking at nursing phenomena
based on the perspectives
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, 3. Mid-Range Nursing Theories: Middle-range nursing theories are
narrower in scope than grand nursing theories and offer an effective
bridge between grand nursing theories and nursing practice. They
present concepts and propositions at a lower level of abstraction
and hold great promise for increasing theory-based research and
nursing practice strategies
4. Nursing Practice Theories: -More limited, low level of
abstraction, very specific in nursing situations, give a framework for
interventions, predict outcomes
-Nursing practice theories have the most limited scope and level of
abstraction and are developed for use within a specific range of
nursing situations. Nursing practice theories provide frameworks for
nursing interventions, and predict outcomes and the impact of nursing
practice
5. TCNJ Organizational Framework: -The development of the
student nurse is considered and seen to progress through the study
and experience of nursing roles. These humanitarian roles include
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moral/ethical and aesthetic, cognitive, intellectual and interpersonal
dimensions are learner, clinician and leader
-The Learner role includes student, scholar (expert learner), research,
and scientist. The Clinician role of care giver includes critical thinker,
teacher, collaborator, and user of nursing theory as the professional
nurse develops from novice to expert clinician. The Leader role
includes manager and coordinator of care, change agent and role
model
6. Philosophy: -The Philosophy may be one value or a small set of
values. Of course, many values may feel important, but the
organization's philosophy is only the value or values that are
fundamental, distinguishing, and enduring to the organization. They
are the beliefs that have been essential and core of the character of
the organization over the years. Employees believe that their
Philosophy distinguishes their organization from others, particularly
those which fulfill Purpose
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, -The philosophy of an organization is like the personality or character
of the organization. This character is typically derived from the
organization's founder, or form the principles and ideals that drove the
organization's creation
-The philosophy is enduring, it is what employees believe in today,
what was more important in the past and what will continue to be
important in the future, where the purpose is the heart of the
organization, the philosophy is the soul
7. TCNJ Metaparadigm: -Human Beings
-Environment
-Health
-Nursing Practice
8. TCNJ Theorists: Jean Watson
Martha Rogers
Patricia Benner
9. Jean Watson: Theory of Caring
NUR 210
NUR 210/ NUR210 Exam 1 (2025/ 2026
Update)| Questions & Answers| Grade A|
100% Correct (Verified Solutions)
1. Nursing theories: 1) Grand Nursing Theories
2) Mid-Range Theories (x)
3) Nursing Practice Theories
2. Grand Nursing Theories: Grand nursing theories have the
broadest scope and present general concepts and propositions.
Theories at this level may both reflect and provide insights useful for
practice but are not designed for empirical testing. This limits the
use of grand nursing in particular situations. Theories at this level
are intended to be pertinent to all instances of nursing. Grand
theories consist of conceptual frameworks defining broad
perspectives for practice and ways of looking at nursing phenomena
based on the perspectives
NUR 210
, 3. Mid-Range Nursing Theories: Middle-range nursing theories are
narrower in scope than grand nursing theories and offer an effective
bridge between grand nursing theories and nursing practice. They
present concepts and propositions at a lower level of abstraction
and hold great promise for increasing theory-based research and
nursing practice strategies
4. Nursing Practice Theories: -More limited, low level of
abstraction, very specific in nursing situations, give a framework for
interventions, predict outcomes
-Nursing practice theories have the most limited scope and level of
abstraction and are developed for use within a specific range of
nursing situations. Nursing practice theories provide frameworks for
nursing interventions, and predict outcomes and the impact of nursing
practice
5. TCNJ Organizational Framework: -The development of the
student nurse is considered and seen to progress through the study
and experience of nursing roles. These humanitarian roles include
, 3
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moral/ethical and aesthetic, cognitive, intellectual and interpersonal
dimensions are learner, clinician and leader
-The Learner role includes student, scholar (expert learner), research,
and scientist. The Clinician role of care giver includes critical thinker,
teacher, collaborator, and user of nursing theory as the professional
nurse develops from novice to expert clinician. The Leader role
includes manager and coordinator of care, change agent and role
model
6. Philosophy: -The Philosophy may be one value or a small set of
values. Of course, many values may feel important, but the
organization's philosophy is only the value or values that are
fundamental, distinguishing, and enduring to the organization. They
are the beliefs that have been essential and core of the character of
the organization over the years. Employees believe that their
Philosophy distinguishes their organization from others, particularly
those which fulfill Purpose
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, -The philosophy of an organization is like the personality or character
of the organization. This character is typically derived from the
organization's founder, or form the principles and ideals that drove the
organization's creation
-The philosophy is enduring, it is what employees believe in today,
what was more important in the past and what will continue to be
important in the future, where the purpose is the heart of the
organization, the philosophy is the soul
7. TCNJ Metaparadigm: -Human Beings
-Environment
-Health
-Nursing Practice
8. TCNJ Theorists: Jean Watson
Martha Rogers
Patricia Benner
9. Jean Watson: Theory of Caring
