,Test cBank con cnursing ctheories cnursing cpractice c4th c
edition cparker
csmithcChapter c1
Statement cof cIntent
The cintent cof cthis cchapter cis cto coffer can capproach cto cunderstanding cnursing ctheory cwithin
cthe ccontext cof cthe cdiscipline cof cnursing, cdefine cthe cdiscipline cof cnursing cand ctheory,
cdescribe cthe cpurpose cof ctheory cfor cthe cdiscipline cof cnursing, cidentify cthe cstructure cof cthe
cdiscipline cof cnursing,cand cspeculate con cthe cfuture cof cnursing ctheory.
,Key cTerms
Nursing Community cof cscholars
Nursing cknowledge Discipline
Professional cpractice Theory
Paradigm Worldviews
Framework Metaparadigm
Philosophy Conceptual cmodel
Grand ctheory Middle-range ctheory
Nursing cpractice ctheory Clinical cscholarship
Empirical cindicators Domain
Caring Environment
Persons Health
Syntactical cstructure Conceptual cstructure
Specialized clanguage Tradition
Values cand cbeliefs Practice-level
ctheorycNursing cprocess
, Objectives
On ccompletion cof cthis cchapter, cstudents cwill cbe cable cto:
1. Compare cand ccontrast cdefinitions cof cnursing.
2. Describe cthe cusefulness cof ctheory cto ceveryday cpractice.
3. Identify cfour cphenomena cof cinterest cto cnursing.
4. Name cthe cprimary cpurpose cof cnursing ctheory.
5. Describe ccharacteristics cof cnursing cas ca cdiscipline.
6. Discuss cthe cimportance cof cconceptualizing cnursing cas ca cdiscipline cof cknowledge.
7. Compare cand ccontrast cdefinitions cof cnursing ctheory.
edition cparker
csmithcChapter c1
Statement cof cIntent
The cintent cof cthis cchapter cis cto coffer can capproach cto cunderstanding cnursing ctheory cwithin
cthe ccontext cof cthe cdiscipline cof cnursing, cdefine cthe cdiscipline cof cnursing cand ctheory,
cdescribe cthe cpurpose cof ctheory cfor cthe cdiscipline cof cnursing, cidentify cthe cstructure cof cthe
cdiscipline cof cnursing,cand cspeculate con cthe cfuture cof cnursing ctheory.
,Key cTerms
Nursing Community cof cscholars
Nursing cknowledge Discipline
Professional cpractice Theory
Paradigm Worldviews
Framework Metaparadigm
Philosophy Conceptual cmodel
Grand ctheory Middle-range ctheory
Nursing cpractice ctheory Clinical cscholarship
Empirical cindicators Domain
Caring Environment
Persons Health
Syntactical cstructure Conceptual cstructure
Specialized clanguage Tradition
Values cand cbeliefs Practice-level
ctheorycNursing cprocess
, Objectives
On ccompletion cof cthis cchapter, cstudents cwill cbe cable cto:
1. Compare cand ccontrast cdefinitions cof cnursing.
2. Describe cthe cusefulness cof ctheory cto ceveryday cpractice.
3. Identify cfour cphenomena cof cinterest cto cnursing.
4. Name cthe cprimary cpurpose cof cnursing ctheory.
5. Describe ccharacteristics cof cnursing cas ca cdiscipline.
6. Discuss cthe cimportance cof cconceptualizing cnursing cas ca cdiscipline cof cknowledge.
7. Compare cand ccontrast cdefinitions cof cnursing ctheory.
