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The __________ of nurses is a major source of nursing practice theory correct answers day-to-day experience _________ is a formal construction of knowledge that occurs external to self (ex. Einstein's "Theory of Relativity") correct answers Theory ______ is a search for information and explanations of natural phenomena correct answers Inquiry _________ is "mental patterns or frameworks" to help understand a situation or phenomenon; help organize information; help "make meaning" of what we encounter/see correct answers theory Viktor E. Frankl (book: "Man's search for meaning") found that Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs was wrong by_____ correct answers finding self-actualization even though his needs weren't met living in concentration camps Developing a theory involves: ___________, ___________, and __________ correct answers - determining components of concepts, inter-relationships of various elements & aspects along with circumstances under which they are discernible, deductive and inductive reasoning, and Enables us to more accurately define & develop the focus of our professional thinking (for us, nursing's thinking) Deductive reasoning starts with __________, where Inductive reasoning starts with _________ correct answers a statement or hypothesis and then tests to see if it's true through observation, observations and moves backward towards generalizations and theories. _________: provides a conceptual framework under which the key concepts and principles of the discipline can be identified. correct answers Grand theory Nursing theory matters because ___________ correct answers - to be considered our own profession, we developed our own unique knowledge base (not just a job reporting to others|) Challenges nurses have faced: - not all practicing nurses are aware of nursing theories - nursing theory is relatively new - has previously been relegated to academic areas of nursing - a shift in nursing education towards evidence-based practice ________:the theory of theory. Identifies specific phenomena through abstract concepts and applies it to a framework correct answers Metatheory/metaparadigm In nursing there's 4 concepts: - nursing (being, knowing, doing) - person