NRSG1005 - Week 8 - Nursing Theories

NRSG1005 - Week 8 - Nursing Theories Theory - ANSWER -"A set of interrelated [concepts], definitions, and propositions that present a systematic view of phenomena by specifying relations among variables" (Fawcett, 2009, p.29) system of ideas - ANSWER -"A theory is a supposition or _______________ that is proposed to explain a given phenomenon" intangible - ANSWER -As with nursing theory, a chocolate chip cookie consists of numerous components, both tangible (color, texture, size) and _____________ (how tempting it may look to the casual passerby, memories of enjoying a cookie, how it tasted). 4 - ANSWER -How many levels are there in the levels of nursing theory? (Upside-down triangle) Nursing Metaparadigm - ANSWER -What is the top level of the Nursing Theory? (Most Abstract) Grand Theories - ANSWER -What is the second level of the nursing theory? (from top to bottom) Middle-Range Theories - ANSWER -What is the third level of the nursing theory? (from top to bottom) Practice-Level Theories - ANSWER -What is the 4th and bottom level of the nursing theory? (Most specific) Grand - ANSWER -___________ Theories: relevant to all areas of nursing (Watson's Human Caring Theory) Mid-Range - ANSWER -__________ Theories: between grand and practice theories & used for guiding nursing research and general practice. Leininger's Cultural Care Diversity and Universality Theory. Orlando's The Deliberative Nursing Process Practice - ANSWER -___________Theories (including Needs and Interactionist Theories): pertinent to specific nursing situations & guides interventions and directly impacts practice. Nightingale's Environmental Theory. Henderson's Definition of Nursing Philosophy - ANSWER - Paradigm - ANSWER -(world-view) a particular way of thinking based on a specific set of beliefs, values, and assumptions Assumptions - ANSWER -Statements of fact or suppositions that people accept as the underlying theoretical foundation for conceptualizations about a phenomenon. Empiricist Tradition - ANSWER - Interpretive Tradition - ANSWER - explain - ANSWER -Theory: A system of ideas that is proposed to _________ a given phenomenon. Metaparadigm - ANSWER -A specific relationship among the four major abstract concepts related to nursing. true - ANSWER -Philosophy: Beliefs of what is assumed to be ________ about the world. science - ANSWER -Philosophy: In Western society __________ and logic are highly valued. greater whole - ANSWER -Philosophy: With Indigenous philosophy all things are believed to be physically, mentally and spiritually related as components of a ___________________. important - ANSWER -Philosophies address questions: