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# Term Definition
1 Orems General Theory of Nursing Explains when Nursing is needed to assist people
(from worksheet) with self care. Care is the Self care activites
clients are capable of doing. Evaluates clients self
care abilites and determines if client is
independent or dependent with their self care
2 Orems General Theory 1.Wholly 1. people who are able to control evnironment
Compensentary 2.Partly and process info 2. unable to perform some but
Compensentary 3.Supportive Ed. not all self care 3. people who need to learn self
care and need assistance
3 NightenGale's Nursing THeory Nursing is the "act of utilizing the environment of
the patent to assist him in recovery" Need 1.pure
or fresh air 2. pure water 3.efficient drainage
4.cleanliness 5. light (sun) ..deficiencies of these
concludes in poor health ~keep client warm,
maintaining noise free environment and
attending to clients diet in terms of assessing
intake, timeliness of food and its affect on the
person
4 Philosophy a belief system, often an early effort to define
nursing phenomena, and serves as the basis for
later theoretical formulations
5 Critical Theory in research used in academia to describe theories that help
elucidate how social structures affect a wide
variety of human experiences from art to social
practices
6 Midlevel THeories Nursing research is more often informed by this
that focus on the exploration of concepts such as
pain, self-esteem, learning and hardiness
7 Nursing METAPARADIGM the attributes, characteristic; and actions of the
nurse providing care on behalf or, or in
conjunction with the client
8 Health METAPARADIGM degree of wellness or well-being that the client
experiences
9 Environment METAPARADIGM the internal and external surroundings that
affect the client. This includes people in the
physical ___ such as families, friends and lovers
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# Term Definition
1 Orems General Theory of Nursing Explains when Nursing is needed to assist people
(from worksheet) with self care. Care is the Self care activites
clients are capable of doing. Evaluates clients self
care abilites and determines if client is
independent or dependent with their self care
2 Orems General Theory 1.Wholly 1. people who are able to control evnironment
Compensentary 2.Partly and process info 2. unable to perform some but
Compensentary 3.Supportive Ed. not all self care 3. people who need to learn self
care and need assistance
3 NightenGale's Nursing THeory Nursing is the "act of utilizing the environment of
the patent to assist him in recovery" Need 1.pure
or fresh air 2. pure water 3.efficient drainage
4.cleanliness 5. light (sun) ..deficiencies of these
concludes in poor health ~keep client warm,
maintaining noise free environment and
attending to clients diet in terms of assessing
intake, timeliness of food and its affect on the
person
4 Philosophy a belief system, often an early effort to define
nursing phenomena, and serves as the basis for
later theoretical formulations
5 Critical Theory in research used in academia to describe theories that help
elucidate how social structures affect a wide
variety of human experiences from art to social
practices
6 Midlevel THeories Nursing research is more often informed by this
that focus on the exploration of concepts such as
pain, self-esteem, learning and hardiness
7 Nursing METAPARADIGM the attributes, characteristic; and actions of the
nurse providing care on behalf or, or in
conjunction with the client
8 Health METAPARADIGM degree of wellness or well-being that the client
experiences
9 Environment METAPARADIGM the internal and external surroundings that
affect the client. This includes people in the
physical ___ such as families, friends and lovers
