Metatheory - |/\ |/\ CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔theory about theory; |/\ |/\ |/\ |/\ |/\
looks at the relationships of various components that make up the
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knowledge of a discipline
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Nursing Theory - |/\ |/\ |/\ CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔conceptualizes an |/\ |/\ |/\
aspect of nursing to describe, explain, predict, or prescribe nursing
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care
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Components of a theory - |/\ |/\ |/\ |/\ |/\ CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-Phenomenon |/\ |/\
-Concepts
-Definitions
-Assumptions
Domain - |/\ |/\ CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔comprehensive perspective |/\ |/\ |/\
Paradigm - |/\ |/\ CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔pattern of beliefs |/\ |/\ |/\ |/\
Conceptual Framework - |/\ |/\ |/\ CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔organizes |/\ |/\
major concepts and visualizes relationships
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,Nursing Metaparadigm - |/\ |/\ |/\ CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔person, |/\ |/\
environment, health, nursing
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First nursing theorist -|/\ |/\ |/\ |/\ CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Florence |/\ |/\
Nightingale
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the reason we're in this mess
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theories are - |/\ |/\ |/\ CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔dynamic and responsive |/\ |/\ |/\ |/\
to the changing environment in which we live
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Grand theory - |/\ |/\ |/\ CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔abstract, broad in scope, |/\ |/\ |/\ |/\ |/\
and complex
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middle-range theory - |/\ |/\ |/\ CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔limited in scope|/\ |/\ |/\ |/\
and less abstract
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practice theory - |/\ |/\ |/\ CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔narrow in scope and |/\ |/\ |/\ |/\ |/\
focus
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descriptive theory - |/\ |/\ |/\ CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔describe |/\ |/\
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, phenomena and identify circumstances in which phenomena occur
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prescriptive theory - |/\ |/\ |/\ CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔address nursing |/\ |/\ |/\
interventions for a phenomenon, guide practice change, and
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predict the consequences
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most abstract theory -
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least abstract theory -
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Nightingale's Environmental Theory - |/\ |/\ |/\ |/\ CORRECT ANSWERS |/\
✔✔Environment as the focus of nursing care
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**Grand theory** |/\
Peplau's Interpersonal Theory -
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on interpersonal relations between nurse, patient, and patient's
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family
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Phases: preorientation, orientation, working, resolution
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**Middle-range theory** |/\
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