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NSG 6604 Final exam with correct |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




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Philosophy - correct answer✔✔-Science comprising logic, ethics, metaphysics & epistemology.
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-concerned with judgements about components of science. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




-statement of beliefs and values, what people assume to be true in what they believe. not
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empirically based, opinion based, public affirmation in discipline. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




-"this we believe" nsg statments
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-prevailing philosophy of discipline is the most widely accepted one. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Science - correct answer✔✔-to know (KING), body of knowledge.
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-observation, identification, description, experimental investigation and theoretical explanation |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




of natural phenomena.
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-Nsg ______ is the knowledge connected to the discipline + the process & methods used to
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gain the knowledge.
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-goal- identify truths/facts about discipline subject matter; who, what, where, when & how of
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phenomena.



Knowledge - correct answer✔✔-what can be structured and represented to others out of the
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process of knowing (Kramer). |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




-factual, awareness or perception of reality acquired through learning or investigation.
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-Suggests that science is composed of what are known about discipline subject matter (known
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vs believed).
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-Feigl (1953) replicable by using appropriate scientific methodologies w/in a discipline;
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replication = components of phenomena provide observable & measurable knowledge.
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-empirical- can be experienced through human senses. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\

,Phenomena - correct answer✔✔-Comprise the subject matter of a discipline (grief, caring, etc)
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-A thing, fact, situation, or event of scientific interest susceptible to scientific description and
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explanation



Fact - correct answer✔✔-Something known with certainty
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Theory - correct answer✔✔-A set of two or more concepts, definitions, and propositions that
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project a systematic view of phenomena by designing specific interrelationships among
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concepts for purposes of describing, explaining, and predicting (Chinn & Jacob, 1987; Fawcett, |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




2000)

• Generally, applicable in clinical practice • Facts need to be ordered in a cohesive body that
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will result in an organized body of knowledge. • Provide a description, prediction,
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understanding, and explanation of phenomena (Kim) • _____ allows one to explain past |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




events, provide a sense of understanding about current events, predict future events and
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provide the potential for controlling them • Nursing intervention is served through the ability
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to predict and ultimately to control phenomena associated with health and health care • A
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degree of uncertainty is inherent in ______; the concepts may be tentative and the
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propositions may be predictions of what reality is believed to be like, rather than a set of |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




known, undeniable facts (Hoover, 1988) • The functions of _____ include summarization of
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knowledge, explanation of phenomena of interest to the discipline employing the _____, and |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




provision of to guide, predict and ultimately to control phenomena (Mehlberg, 1962) • T_____ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




are composed of assertions that state specific relationships between two or more concepts
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How does theory contribute to the scientific base of a discipline? - correct answer✔✔-
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conceptual models and theories PRESENT DIFFERENT VIEWS OF PHENOMENON. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




-link results of research together leading to cumulative scientific knowledge.
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-provide frameworks by which to study concepts & variables. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




-provide frameworks that allows interpretation of research findings beyond specific data.
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Model - correct answer✔✔• An idea that explains by using symbolic and physical visualization
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• Symbolic models may be verbal, schematic, or quantitative • Verbal models are worded
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statements • Schematic models may be diagrams, drawings, graphs or pictures • Quantitative |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\

, models are mathematical symbols • Physical models may look like what they are supposed to
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represent; For example, body organs may become more abstract while still keeping some of |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




the physical properties, like ECG tracings • Models can be used "to facilitate thinking about
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concepts and relationships between them (Bush, 1979) or to map out the research process |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




(Chinn & Jacob, 1989) |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Conceptual Model - correct answer✔✔-ABSTRACT AND GENERAL ideas(concepts) & |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




propositions that specify relationships. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




-Integrate those concepts into a meaningful configuration (Fawcett). |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Paradigm - correct answer✔✔Science, philosophy and theory are all components of the |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




domain of any scientific discipline; used to denote the prevailing network of science, |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




philosophy and theory accepted by a discipline |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




• What members of the community have in common; Includes: knowledge, philosophy, theory,
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educational experience, practice orientation, research methodology and literature identified
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with the discipline (shared framework and a shared view held by a discipline (Melesis)
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- The prevailing *** directs the activities of the discipline • It is accepted by the majority of
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individuals within the discipline and suggest the areas of study of interest to the discipline and |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




the means to study them |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Concept - correct answer✔✔• A complex mental formulation of an object, property or event |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




that is derived from individual perceptual experience (Chinn & Jacob, 1987)
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|||\\\ • It is an idea, a mental image or a generalization formed and developed in the mind
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-_____ label phenomena |||\\\ |||\\\




|||\\\ -abstract or concrete |||\\\ |||\\\




concrete concept - correct answer✔✔specific to time and place, such as the body |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




temperature of a specific person, at a specific time, on a specific day |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




abstract concept - correct answer✔✔completely independent of time or place. Temperature |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




for example |||\\\

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