NR 501 Nursing Theory
1. beliefs about phenomena one must accept as true to accept a theory about
the phenomena as true.: Assumptions
2. a theory developed in another discipline that is not adapted to the worldview
and practice of nursing.: Borrowed or shared theory
3. the elements or components of a phenomenon necessary to understand
the phenomenon. They are abstract and derived from impressions the human
mind recieves about phenomena through sensing the environment.: Concept
4. a set of interrelated concepts that symbolically represents and conveys a
mental image of a phenomenon. Conceptual models of nursing identify con-
cepts and describe their relationships to the phenomena of central concern
to the discipline.: Conceptual model/conceptual framework
5. the most complex type of concept. They comporise 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.: Construct
6. Very specific and concrete identifiers of concepts. They are actual instruc-
tions, experimental conditions, and procedures used to observe or measure
the concept(s) of a theory.: Empirical indicator
7. theories of knowledge or how people come to have knowledge; in nursing,
it is the study of the origins of nursing knowledge.: Epistemology
8. tentative suggestions that a specific relationship exists between two con-
cepts or propositions. As the hypothesis is repeatedly confirmed, it progress-
es to an empirical generalization and ultimately to a law.: Hypotheses
9. an awareness or perception of reality acquired through insight, learning, or
investigation.: Knowledge
10. proposition about the relationship between concepts in a theory that has
been repeatedly validated. They are highly generalizable.: Laws
11. the global perspective that subsumes more specific views and approaches
to the central concepts with which the discipline is concerned. It is an ide-
ology within which the theories, knowledge, and processes for knowing find
meaning and coherence.: Metaparadigm
12. a part of a disciplines's concerns related to particular topics which is
narrower than that of broad-range or grand theories.: Middle range theory
13. graphic or symbolic representations of phenomena that objectify and
present certain perspectives or points of view about nature or function or
both. May be theoretical or empirical.: Model
14. the studey of existence and the nature of reality.: Ontology
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1. beliefs about phenomena one must accept as true to accept a theory about
the phenomena as true.: Assumptions
2. a theory developed in another discipline that is not adapted to the worldview
and practice of nursing.: Borrowed or shared theory
3. the elements or components of a phenomenon necessary to understand
the phenomenon. They are abstract and derived from impressions the human
mind recieves about phenomena through sensing the environment.: Concept
4. a set of interrelated concepts that symbolically represents and conveys a
mental image of a phenomenon. Conceptual models of nursing identify con-
cepts and describe their relationships to the phenomena of central concern
to the discipline.: Conceptual model/conceptual framework
5. the most complex type of concept. They comporise 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.: Construct
6. Very specific and concrete identifiers of concepts. They are actual instruc-
tions, experimental conditions, and procedures used to observe or measure
the concept(s) of a theory.: Empirical indicator
7. theories of knowledge or how people come to have knowledge; in nursing,
it is the study of the origins of nursing knowledge.: Epistemology
8. tentative suggestions that a specific relationship exists between two con-
cepts or propositions. As the hypothesis is repeatedly confirmed, it progress-
es to an empirical generalization and ultimately to a law.: Hypotheses
9. an awareness or perception of reality acquired through insight, learning, or
investigation.: Knowledge
10. proposition about the relationship between concepts in a theory that has
been repeatedly validated. They are highly generalizable.: Laws
11. the global perspective that subsumes more specific views and approaches
to the central concepts with which the discipline is concerned. It is an ide-
ology within which the theories, knowledge, and processes for knowing find
meaning and coherence.: Metaparadigm
12. a part of a disciplines's concerns related to particular topics which is
narrower than that of broad-range or grand theories.: Middle range theory
13. graphic or symbolic representations of phenomena that objectify and
present certain perspectives or points of view about nature or function or
both. May be theoretical or empirical.: Model
14. the studey of existence and the nature of reality.: Ontology
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