NR 501 NURSING THEORY QUEATIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

Assumptions Correct Answer beliefs about phenomena one must accept as true to accept a theory about the phenomena as true. Borrowed or shared theory Correct Answer a theory developed in another discipline that is not adapted to the worldview and practice of nursing. Concept Correct Answer the elements or components of a phenomenon necessary to understand the phenomenon. They are abstract and derived from impressions the human mind receives about phenomena through sensing the environment. Conceptual model/conceptual framework Correct Answer a set of interrelated concepts that symbolically represents and conveys a mental image of a phenomenon. Conceptual models of nursing identify concepts and describe their relationships to the phenomena of central concern to the discipline. Construct Correct Answer the most complex type of concept. They comprise more than one concept and are typically built or constructed by the theorist or philosopher to fit a purpose. "Concept" and "Construct" are often used interchangeably, but all constructs are concepts, but not all concepts are constructs. Empirical indicator Correct Answer Very specific and concrete identifiers of concepts. They are actual instructions, experimental conditions, and procedures used to observe or measure the concept(s) of a theory. Epistemology Correct Answer theories of knowledge or how people come to have knowledge; in nursing, it is the study of the origins of nursing knowledge. Hypotheses Correct Answer tentative suggestions that a specific relationship exists between two concepts or propositions. As the hypothesis is repeatedly confirmed, it progresses to an empirical generalization and ultimately to a law