PHILOSOPHIES AND THEORIES FOR ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE 3RD EDITION ALL CHAPTERS EXAM 2025

An article appeared in American Journal of Nursing entitled ___. The following advertisement was included: People to work long hours with frequent mandatory overtime. Few holidays and weekends off. Must able to keep massive amounts of paperwork up to date while making split-second, life-or-death decisions. Must be immune to verbal abuse and able to neutralize the occasional physical assault. Must display patience, kindness, understanding, and caring even when personal life is coming apart at the seams. Salary in no way commensurate with training and ability ( Mitch, 1991, p. 108). - -"Thank Heavens for Crazy People". The author continued, "In case you're thinking no one would ever work at a job like that, you're wrong. Hundreds of people... are already working under those conditions. They're called ____" - -nurses What are the 6 structures of Nursing Knowing Type - --Metaparadigm -Philosophy -Conceptual Model- also called paradigms or frameworks -Grand Theory -Theory -Middle-range Theory ___ comprises the most global and abstract central concepts that identify the phenomena of the discipline - -Metaparadigm the metaparadigm of nursing is comprised of what 4 things? - --Person- the patient or the client or any recipient of care -Health- the level of wellness, it is relative -Environment- anywhere nursing care is carried out, internal things that enter the body external would be light, noise or any external surroundings -Nursing- all the things nurses do...all that is within the art of nursing ___ is a fact, occurrence, or circumstance observed or observable. - -phenomenon ___ is something that is remarkable or extraordinary - -phenomenon ___ are broad, connected statements about beliefs and values - -Philosophies NURSING NURSING Philosophies presents the general meaning of nursing and nursing phenomena through reasoning and logical presentation of ___ (Alligood, 2010) - -ideas Philosophies is usually in the format of ___ - -belief statements Philosophies are potential to guide ___ and ___ - -thinking and behavior There is a relationship between the philosophical stance of what 3 things? - --Individual nurse -Nursing stance -Society ___ is a branch of philosophy that focuses on the critical analysis of art and beauty. - Esthetics Esthetics is a branch of philosophy that focuses on the critical analysis of ___ and ___ - -art and beauty. ___ is the branch of philosophy that focuses on matters of obligation and morality. - Ethical Knowing Ethical Knowing: is the branch of philosophy that focuses on matters of ___ and ___ - obligation and morality. ___ is what is known is accessible through the 5 senses and is based on knowledge that is considered objective, quantifiable and verifiable. - -Empirical Knowing Empirical Knowing is what is known as accessible through the 5 senses and is based on knowledge that is considered ___, ___ and ___ - -objective, quantifiable and verifiable ___ is the person's inner experience of becoming whole, aware and genuine - -Personal Knowing ethics are a persons ___ - -morals the philosophy of nursing seeks to understand the ___, to provide a description of ___, to propose an understanding of ____, to examine ___, to critically relate ___, models and scientific systems, and to fully explore free will. - --truth -nursing -explanation -prediction -theories NURSING NURSING Components of the philosophy of nursing that are not amenable to empirical testing are within the realm of ___ - -philosophy The philosophical statement is ___ statements associated with nursing practice contribute to the discipline in nursing - -"this we believe" Philosophical Statements are statements that reflect ___, ___, and ___ that contribute to philosophy. - -values, goals, or opinions Philosophical statements are based on ___, therefore they cannot be tested for their correctness. - -opinion The prevailing philosophy of a discipline is the one shared by the greatest number of members in terms of accepting the ___, ___, ___, and ___ of the philosophy. - -beliefs, values, goals, and opinions The prevailing philosophy of a ___ is the one shared by the greatest number of members in terms of accepting the beliefs, values, goals, and opinions of the philosophy. - -discipline What is the nursing philosophy? - -We believe that healthcare should be effective, safe and humanistic. What is Lamar University Department of Nursing's Philosophy - -The Department of Nursing faculty believes in preparing students to become competent graduates who provide quality nursing care to diverse populations in an ever-changing society. Personal, social, and professional strengths of the graduates are developed to form a basis for continued growth. ___ are composed of sets of relationship statements which attempt to describe or explain phenomena and systems - -Models and Conceptual Frameworks ___ is a brief explanation of a theory or those portions of a theory to be tested in a study. - -Framework ___ is an idea that explains by using symbolic and physical visualization. - -Model ___ is set of concepts, definitions, relationships, and assumptions that project a systematic view of a phenomena - -Theory what is a theory? - -A set of concepts, definitions, relationships, and assumptions that project a systematic view of a phenomena ___ may consist of one or more relatively specific and concrete concepts and propositions accounting for, or organize some phenomenon (Barnum, 1988) - -theory NURSING NURSING What are the 4 components of a theory? - --concepts -definitions -assumptions -phenomenon ___ - ideas and mental images that help to describe phenomena (Alligood and Marriner Tomey, 2002) - -Concepts ___ - convey the general meaning of the concepts - -Definitions ___ - statements that describe concepts - -Assumptions ___ - aspect of reality that can be consciously sensed or experienced (Meleis, 1997). - Phenomenon A theory provides frameworks by which to study ___ and ___ - -concepts and variables. Theory attempts to describe or explain the phenomenon called ___ - -Nursing Everyday life is affected by theory, ___ and ___ (Johnson & Webber) - -reasoning and research ___-Any change in the speed or direction of any object not just increase in speed - Acceleration ___-the tendency of an object to keep moving in the direction it is already moving - Inertia What are 2 examples of theory-phenomena? - --acceleration -inertia ___ is a model that explains the linkages of science, philosophy, and theory accepted and applied by the discipline (Alligood and Marriner - Tomey, 2002) - -paradigm Paradigm is a model that explains the linkages of ___, ___, and ___ accepted and applied by the discipline (Alligood and Marriner - Tomey, 2002) - -science, philosophy, and theory ___ is the view or perspective of the discipline - -domain