Nursing Theory Final
Definition of Nursing - (correct Answer) - Virginia Henderson
14 components of nursing care are based on 14 needs of patients
4 major concepts: individual, environment, health, nursing
Theory of 5 levels of nursing experience- novice, advanced beginner, competent, proficient, expert -
(correct Answer) - Benner
Self Care deficit nursing theory - (correct Answer) - Dorothea Orem
Patients want to care for themselves and can recover quicker
3 categories- universal, developmental, health deviation
3 sub theories: self care, sc deficit, nursing systems
Neuman - (correct Answer) - Wellness model
Wholism, reality, and wellness
4 metaparadigm concepts- person, environment, health, nursing
Freire's Theory - (correct Answer) - Theory of liberation
Explained conditions that sustain privilege's for some and disadvantages for others
To liberate the oppressed, the privledged must be fully aware
Kurt Lewin - (correct Answer) - Change Theory
3 stage model- unfreezing, freezing, refreezing
Synergy Model - (correct Answer) - emphasizes the importance of alignment between patient needs and
nurse competencies
Health Belief Model - (correct Answer) - One of first theories of health behavior
Developed in order to understand the failure of people to adopt disease prevention strategies or
screening tests for early detection
Descriptive vs. Explanatory vs. Predictive Theories - (correct Answer) - Descriptive- describes some
phenomenon
Explanatory- how concepts are related by providing explanation of a phenomenon
Predictive- predict relationships b/w the components of a phenomenon and predict under what
conditions it will occur
, Game Theory - (correct Answer) - illustrates the importance of interdependencies b/w ppl, making the
point that behavior that will make 2 individuals better off in their real preferences is not the behavior
that will reveal those preferences
Chronic Care Model - (correct Answer) - focused on proactive evidenced based, population based, &
patient-centered care for patients with chronic medical conditions
strategy of bringing together the patient, provider, and system interventions
Nursing Discipline Philosophy - (correct Answer) - aesthetics, empathy, and caring
-unique perspective way of viewing all phenomena
patterns of knowing - (correct Answer) - the four patterns of knowing in nursing are empirical knowing
(derived from the science of nursing), personal knowing (derived from life experiences), ethical knowing
(derived from moral knowledge of nursing), and aesthetic knowing (derived from the art of nursing);
these patterns provide the nurse with a clear method of observing and understanding every client
interaction
Metaparadigms - (correct Answer) - is the worldview of a discipline
-made up of concepts that define the discipline
Empiric Referent - (correct Answer) - are classes or categories of actual phenomena that by their
existence or presence demonstrate the occurence of the concept itself
Empiric Theory - (correct Answer) - The science of nursing
-descriptive, explanatory, predictive theories
Theory elements - (correct Answer) - is used to refer to diverse works, ranging from very abstract and
general conceptual models to less abstract and general conceptual models to less abstract and general
grand theories
-concept is a word or phrase that captures the essence of something
-proposition is a statement about one or more concepts
Middle Range Theory - (correct Answer) - is less abstract, narrower in scope, and has fewer concepts and
propositions than grand theory
Philosophy vs. Theory vs. Conceptual Model - (correct Answer) - Philosophy- "love of wisdom",
examination of ideas, the search for the truth
Theory- a set of interrelated concepts, definitions, and propositions
Conceptual Model- a set of relatively abstract and general concepts that address the phenomena of
central interest to a discipline
Theory & Advanced Practice Nursing - (correct Answer) - 5 Criteria of a science- Intersubjective
testability, reliability, definiteness and precision, coherence, comprehensiveness & scope
Definition of Nursing - (correct Answer) - Virginia Henderson
14 components of nursing care are based on 14 needs of patients
4 major concepts: individual, environment, health, nursing
Theory of 5 levels of nursing experience- novice, advanced beginner, competent, proficient, expert -
(correct Answer) - Benner
Self Care deficit nursing theory - (correct Answer) - Dorothea Orem
Patients want to care for themselves and can recover quicker
3 categories- universal, developmental, health deviation
3 sub theories: self care, sc deficit, nursing systems
Neuman - (correct Answer) - Wellness model
Wholism, reality, and wellness
4 metaparadigm concepts- person, environment, health, nursing
Freire's Theory - (correct Answer) - Theory of liberation
Explained conditions that sustain privilege's for some and disadvantages for others
To liberate the oppressed, the privledged must be fully aware
Kurt Lewin - (correct Answer) - Change Theory
3 stage model- unfreezing, freezing, refreezing
Synergy Model - (correct Answer) - emphasizes the importance of alignment between patient needs and
nurse competencies
Health Belief Model - (correct Answer) - One of first theories of health behavior
Developed in order to understand the failure of people to adopt disease prevention strategies or
screening tests for early detection
Descriptive vs. Explanatory vs. Predictive Theories - (correct Answer) - Descriptive- describes some
phenomenon
Explanatory- how concepts are related by providing explanation of a phenomenon
Predictive- predict relationships b/w the components of a phenomenon and predict under what
conditions it will occur
, Game Theory - (correct Answer) - illustrates the importance of interdependencies b/w ppl, making the
point that behavior that will make 2 individuals better off in their real preferences is not the behavior
that will reveal those preferences
Chronic Care Model - (correct Answer) - focused on proactive evidenced based, population based, &
patient-centered care for patients with chronic medical conditions
strategy of bringing together the patient, provider, and system interventions
Nursing Discipline Philosophy - (correct Answer) - aesthetics, empathy, and caring
-unique perspective way of viewing all phenomena
patterns of knowing - (correct Answer) - the four patterns of knowing in nursing are empirical knowing
(derived from the science of nursing), personal knowing (derived from life experiences), ethical knowing
(derived from moral knowledge of nursing), and aesthetic knowing (derived from the art of nursing);
these patterns provide the nurse with a clear method of observing and understanding every client
interaction
Metaparadigms - (correct Answer) - is the worldview of a discipline
-made up of concepts that define the discipline
Empiric Referent - (correct Answer) - are classes or categories of actual phenomena that by their
existence or presence demonstrate the occurence of the concept itself
Empiric Theory - (correct Answer) - The science of nursing
-descriptive, explanatory, predictive theories
Theory elements - (correct Answer) - is used to refer to diverse works, ranging from very abstract and
general conceptual models to less abstract and general conceptual models to less abstract and general
grand theories
-concept is a word or phrase that captures the essence of something
-proposition is a statement about one or more concepts
Middle Range Theory - (correct Answer) - is less abstract, narrower in scope, and has fewer concepts and
propositions than grand theory
Philosophy vs. Theory vs. Conceptual Model - (correct Answer) - Philosophy- "love of wisdom",
examination of ideas, the search for the truth
Theory- a set of interrelated concepts, definitions, and propositions
Conceptual Model- a set of relatively abstract and general concepts that address the phenomena of
central interest to a discipline
Theory & Advanced Practice Nursing - (correct Answer) - 5 Criteria of a science- Intersubjective
testability, reliability, definiteness and precision, coherence, comprehensiveness & scope
