Metaparadigm of nursing
3. environmental factors such as fresh air, drinking, water, cleanliness, and light contribute to
good health and recovery. the absence of these can lead to illness and poor health
4. a nurse can act to modify the environment and influence patient outcome
Grand nursing theories - offer a general orientation of philosophical stance about nursing. can
be applied in most nursing situations
Health concept of Metaparadigm - Subjective term determined by each person or community
includes physical, psychosocial, relational, and spiritual aspects of individual
across a lifespan, an individual's expectations and definitions of health changed
History and purpose of theory development in nursing - England in the 1800s - poor,
uneducated women tended to the needs of people in their homes, called nurses or governess.
job was viewed as undesirable and formal training & education was unnecessary
urbanization * industrialization in 19th century resulted in women seeking paid employment,
nursing became more acceptable. formal education in nursing allowed women to gain
knowledge in anatomy, elimination and reproduction
Hypotheses - specific statements used by researchers to predict a relationship between or
among variables. Serve as a link or bridge between theory and research and are used to test
theory
Meta-theory - broad issued related to theory, theory about theory - ex: analyze purpose & type
of theory needed in nursing and propose criteria for evaluating theory in nursing
Metaparadigm - set of concepts or ideas that is important to the discipline of nursing. Includes
concepts that are central or core to nursing: person, health, nursing, environment, and social
justice
3. environmental factors such as fresh air, drinking, water, cleanliness, and light contribute to
good health and recovery. the absence of these can lead to illness and poor health
4. a nurse can act to modify the environment and influence patient outcome
Grand nursing theories - offer a general orientation of philosophical stance about nursing. can
be applied in most nursing situations
Health concept of Metaparadigm - Subjective term determined by each person or community
includes physical, psychosocial, relational, and spiritual aspects of individual
across a lifespan, an individual's expectations and definitions of health changed
History and purpose of theory development in nursing - England in the 1800s - poor,
uneducated women tended to the needs of people in their homes, called nurses or governess.
job was viewed as undesirable and formal training & education was unnecessary
urbanization * industrialization in 19th century resulted in women seeking paid employment,
nursing became more acceptable. formal education in nursing allowed women to gain
knowledge in anatomy, elimination and reproduction
Hypotheses - specific statements used by researchers to predict a relationship between or
among variables. Serve as a link or bridge between theory and research and are used to test
theory
Meta-theory - broad issued related to theory, theory about theory - ex: analyze purpose & type
of theory needed in nursing and propose criteria for evaluating theory in nursing
Metaparadigm - set of concepts or ideas that is important to the discipline of nursing. Includes
concepts that are central or core to nursing: person, health, nursing, environment, and social
justice
