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conceptual model
deals with concept that assembled because of their relevance to a common theme; provide a
conceptual perspective regarding interrelated phenomena, but they are more loosely structured
than theories
nursing science
collection of data related to nursing that may be applied to the practice of nursing
concept
labels given to ideas, objects, events; a summary of thoughts or a way to categorize thoughts or
ideas -comfort
-fatigue
-pain
,-depression
-environment
conceptual model
structure to organize concepts (ideas)
-Roy's adaptation model
philosophy
values and beliefs of the discipline
-Watson's philosophy and science of caring
theory
the organization of concepts or constructs that shows the relationship of the ideas with the
intention of describing, explaining, or predicting; purpose is to make scientific findings
meaningful and generalizable; our goal in science has been to explain, predict, and control
-self-care
-adaptation
-caring
-behavioral system
-unitary man
-hierarchy of needs
-interpersonal relationships
-humanistic
-nurse-client transactions
schematic model
something that demonstrates concepts, usually with a picture; visual representation of ideas;
depicts the concepts and shows how the concepts are related with the use of images, such as
arrows and dotted lines
5 steps of the scientific process
-hypothesis
-method
-data collection
-results
-evaluation
hypothesis
, ask the question that is to be the main focus; it usually includes independent and dependent
variables
method
decide what data will be collected to answer the question; decide on and identify the step-by-
step procedure that will be used to collect this data; make sure this process can be easily
replicated
data collection
implement the step-by-step procedure that has been determined to answer the question
results
on the conclusion of the data collection, statistically identify the outcome; establish parameters
(level of significance) that will determine whether the data is relevant
evaluation
examine the results to determine the relevance of outcome data in answering the hypothesis;
determine the significance and identify the potential for future research
criteria for theory acceptance
-inclusiveness
-consistency
-accuracy
-relevance
-fruitfulness
-simplicity
inclusiveness
Does the theory include all concepts related to the area of interest?
consistency
Can the theory address new entities without having its founding assumptions changed?
accuracy
Does the theory explain retrospective occurrences? Does the theory maintain its capacity to
predict future outcomes?
relevance