Week 11 (Nursing Theory)

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Assumption

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Are the "taken-for-granted" statements that explain the nature of the concepts, definitions, purpose, relationships, and structure of a theory.

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Concepts

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Can be simple or complex situations that relate to an object or event that comes from individual perceptual experiences

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Content

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The product and information obtained from the system

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Domain

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The perspective of a profession

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Environment

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All possible conditions affecting pts and the settings in which health care needs occur

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Paradigm

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A pattern of thought that is useful in describing the domain of a discipline

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Person

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The recipient of nursing care, including individual patients, groups, families, and communities

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Phenomenon-

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The term, description, or label given I describe an idea or responses about an event, a situation, a process, a group of event, or a group of situations

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Theory-

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Contains a set of concepts, definitions, and assumptions or propositions that explains a phenomenon

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Nursing paradigm-

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Direct the activity of the nursing profession including knowledge development, philosophy, theory, educational experience, research, and practice

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Nursing theory-

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A conceptualization of some aspect of nursing that describes, explains, predicts, or prescribes nursing care

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Nursing theory-

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A conceptualization of some aspect of nursing that describes, explains, predicts, or prescribes nursing care

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Grand theories-

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Are systematic and broad in scope, complex, and therefore require further specification through research

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Nursing theory-

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A conceptualization of some aspect of nursing that describes, explains, predicts, or prescribes nursing care

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Grand theories-

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Are systematic and broad in scope, complex, and therefore require further specification through research

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Middle-range theories

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Are more limited in scope and less abstract
Tends to focus on a specific field of nursing, such as uncertainty, incontinence, social support, quality-of-life, and caring rather then reflect on a wide variety of nursing situations

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Nursing theory-

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A conceptualization of some aspect of nursing that describes, explains, predicts, or prescribes nursing care

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Grand theories-

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Are systematic and broad in scope, complex, and therefore require further specification through research

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Middle-range theories

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Are more limited in scope and less abstract
Tends to focus on a specific field of nursing, such as uncertainty, incontinence, social support, quality-of-life, and caring rather then reflect on a wide variety of nursing situations

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Descriptive theories-

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Are the first level of the theory development they describe phenomenon, speculate on why they occur, and describe their consequences; do you theories explain, really, and in some situations predict nursing phenomenon

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Nursing theory-

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A conceptualization of some aspect of nursing that describes, explains, predicts, or prescribes nursing care

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Grand theories-

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Are systematic and broad in scope, complex, and therefore require further specification through research

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Middle-range theories

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Are more limited in scope and less abstract
Tends to focus on a specific field of nursing, such as uncertainty, incontinence, social support, quality-of-life, and caring rather then reflect on a wide variety of nursing situations

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Descriptive theories-

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Are the first level of the theory development they describe phenomenon, speculate on why they occur, and describe their consequences; do you theories explain, really, and in some situations predict nursing phenomenon

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Prescriptive theories-

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Address nursing interventions for a phenomenon, describe the conditions under which the prescription (i.e. nursing interventions) occurs, and predict the consequences

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Nursing theory-

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A conceptualization of some aspect of nursing that describes, explains, predicts, or prescribes nursing care

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Grand theories-

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Are systematic and broad in scope, complex, and therefore require further specification through research

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Middle-range theories

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Are more limited in scope and less abstract
Tends to focus on a specific field of nursing, such as uncertainty, incontinence, social support, quality-of-life, and caring rather then reflect on a wide variety of nursing situations

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Descriptive theories-

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Are the first level of the theory development they describe phenomenon, speculate on why they occur, and describe their consequences; do you theories explain, really, and in some situations predict nursing phenomenon

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Prescriptive theories-

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Address nursing interventions for a phenomenon, describe the conditions under which the prescription (i.e. nursing interventions) occurs, and predict the consequences

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Interdisciplinary theory-

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Explains a systematic view of a phenomenon specific to the discipline of inquiry

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Nursing theory-

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A conceptualization of some aspect of nursing that describes, explains, predicts, or prescribes nursing care

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Grand theories-

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Are systematic and broad in scope, complex, and therefore require further specification through research

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Middle-range theories

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Are more limited in scope and less abstract
Tends to focus on a specific field of nursing, such as uncertainty, incontinence, social support, quality-of-life, and caring rather then reflect on a wide variety of nursing situations

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Descriptive theories-

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Are the first level of the theory development they describe phenomenon, speculate on why they occur, and describe their consequences; do you theories explain, really, and in some situations predict nursing phenomenon

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Prescriptive theories-

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Address nursing interventions for a phenomenon, describe the conditions under which the prescription (i.e. nursing interventions) occurs, and predict the consequences

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Interdisciplinary theory-

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Explains a systematic view of a phenomenon specific to the discipline of inquiry

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Input-

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For the nursing process is the data or information that comes from the patient assessment (e.g. how the patient interacts with the environment and the patient's psychological function)

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Nursing theory-

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A conceptualization of some aspect of nursing that describes, explains, predicts, or prescribes nursing care

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Grand theories-

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Are systematic and broad in scope, complex, and therefore require further specification through research

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Middle-range theories

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Are more limited in scope and less abstract
Tends to focus on a specific field of nursing, such as uncertainty, incontinence, social support, quality-of-life, and caring rather then reflect on a wide variety of nursing situations

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Descriptive theories-

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Are the first level of the theory development they describe phenomenon, speculate on why they occur, and describe their consequences; do you theories explain, really, and in some situations predict nursing phenomenon

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Prescriptive theories-

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Address nursing interventions for a phenomenon, describe the conditions under which the prescription (i.e. nursing interventions) occurs, and predict the consequences

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Interdisciplinary theory-

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Explains a systematic view of a phenomenon specific to the discipline of inquiry

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Input-

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For the nursing process is the data or information that comes from the patient assessment (e.g. how the patient interacts with the environment and the patient's psychological function)

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Output-

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The end product of a system; and in the case of the nursing process it is whether the patient's health status improves, declines, or remains stable as a result of nursing care

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Nursing theory-

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A conceptualization of some aspect of nursing that describes, explains, predicts, or prescribes nursing care

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Grand theories-

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Are systematic and broad in scope, complex, and therefore require further specification through research

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Middle-range theories

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Are more limited in scope and less abstract
Tends to focus on a specific field of nursing, such as uncertainty, incontinence, social support, quality-of-life, and caring rather then reflect on a wide variety of nursing situations

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Descriptive theories-

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Are the first level of the theory development they describe phenomenon, speculate on why they occur, and describe their consequences; do you theories explain, really, and in some situations predict nursing phenomenon

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Prescriptive theories-

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Address nursing interventions for a phenomenon, describe the conditions under which the prescription (i.e. nursing interventions) occurs, and predict the consequences

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Interdisciplinary theory-

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Explains a systematic view of a phenomenon specific to the discipline of inquiry

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Input-

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For the nursing process is the data or information that comes from the patient assessment (e.g. how the patient interacts with the environment and the patient's psychological function)

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Output-

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The end product of a system; and in the case of the nursing process it is whether the patient's health status improves, declines, or remains stable as a result of nursing care

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Feedback-

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Serves to inform a system about how it functions
For example, in the nursing process outcomes reflect the patient's response to nursing interventions