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Theory, Research and Practice are bound together in a continuous interactive relationship
Theory - defining ideas or concepts - explaining relationship among the concepts - predicting outcomes
Nursing Theory - describes, explains, predicts, and/or prescribes nursing care - help to generate further knowledge - indicate in which direction nursing should develop in the future
Components of a Theory Phenomenon, Concepts, Definitions and Assumptions
Phenomenon an observable fact or event
Concepts abstract description of phenomena, building blocks of theories
Definitions meaning of the concepts
2 types of definitions - theoretical/conceptual -operational
Theoretical/Conceptual meaning from dictionary (Ex: Age of the patient)
Operational measurable (Ex: how many years you are living?)
Assumptions statements that describe concept
Metaparadigm Concept person, environment, health, nursing
Person an individual with physical and emotional requirements for development of self and maintenance of their well-being
Environment client's surrounding which may affect their ability to perform their self-care activities
Health structural and functional soundness and wholeness of the individual (orem, 1991)
Nursing the acts of a specially trained and able individual to help a person or multiple people deal with their actual or potential self-care deficits
Nursing Paradigm person, health, environment, nursing
Person recipient of nursing care
Environment the degree of wellness or well-being that the client experiences
Health or situation, positive or negative internal and external surrounding that affects the patient
Nursing nurse's attributes, characteristics, and actions provide care on behalf of or in conjunction with the client
Florence Nightingale 12 Environmental Theories/ Nightingale's Canon or Environmental Theory
Saint Thomas Hospital in London first nursing school that created by Florence Nightingale
Classification of Theory (By Abstraction) Grand, Middle-ranged, and Practice
Grand broad in scope, complex ex: Leininger's Cultural Care Theory ex: Orem's Self-Care Deficit Theory
Leininger's Culture Care Theory purpose of this theory is to generate knowledge related to caring for persons considering their cultural heritage and values
Orem's Self-Care Deficit Theory suggests patients are better able to recover when they maintain some independence over their own self-care
Middle-ranged limited in scope and less abstraction ex: Pender's Health Promotion Model
Pender's Health Promotion Model is to "assists nurses un understanding the major determinants of health behaviors as a basis for behavioral counseling to promote healthy lifestyles"
Practice narrow in scope and focus ex: Nelson Breastfeeding Theory
Nelson's Breastfeeding Theory which recommends that when educating a new mother about breast-feeding, the nurse should be respectful of the mother's right to decide, and carefully consider how promote breastfeeding without causing conflict.
Classification of Theory (By Goal Orientation) Descriptive, and Prescriptive
Descriptive describe phenomena, speculate on why phenomena occur and describe the consequences of phenomena (Enlightenment and understanding)
Prescriptive address nursing interventions for a phenomenon and predict their consequence of a specific nursing intervention (Control and Manipulation)
Fundamentals Patterns of Knowing Empirical, Ethics, Aesthetic, and Personal Knowledge
Empirical - based on the assumption that what is known is accessible through the physical senses: Seeing, touching, hearing. - identify the elements lacking in this situation to increase ability to provide care
Ethics -code of ethics in nursing -matters of obligation, what ought to be done -it requires consideration of all patterns of knowing -is it right or wrong for a nurse to be deceiving to patient regarding their condition if the family requests it?
Aesthetic - the art of nursing - how you perform -encompasses knowledge of the experience of nursing -ability to skillfully perform nursing activities - it is constantly changing as we build on knowledge with experience or practice
Personal - knowing what you do and doing what you know -self-knowing that is conscious to know fully who you are and understand your actions and relationships being made on the job through care
2 Types of personal - Experiential knowing - Interpersonal knowing
Experiential knowing understanding, based on experience
Interpersonal knowing awareness, based on word say to you
Nursing Philosophy it is the most abstract type and sets forth the meaning of nursing phenomena through analysis, reasoning. and logical presentation.
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