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What theory is a borrowed theory that has been applied to nursing? Erickson's Theory of psychosocial development
What conceptual model views the person and env't as energy fields coextensive with the universe? Roger's life process interactive person-env't model.
Who is considered to have been the first nursing thorist? Florence Nightengale
How would you distinguish b/t theories and assumptions? Assumptions are assumed to be true, theories are not.
The development of nursing knowledge depends on what? Science and philosophy
Assumptions Statements that describe concepts or connect 2 concepts that are factual.
Concepts Mental formulations of an object or event that come from individual perceptual experience
Descriptive Theory Describe phenomena, speculate on why they occur, and their consequences.
Domain The view or perspective of the discipline.
Env't/Situation Includes all possible conditions affecting the pt. and the setting in thich the health care needs occur.
Feedback Process through which the output is returned to the system.
Grand Theory Broad in scope and complex and req. further specification thru research before they can be tested.
Health Goal of nursing care, defined in different ways by diff. pts., families, community.
Input Info. that enters the system
Interdisciplinary Theory Explains a systematic view of a phenomena specific to te discipline of inquiry, ie. Erickson's Theory
Middle-range Theory More limited scope, less abstraction, address specific phenomena or concepts and reflect practice.
Nursing Diagnosis and treatment of human responses to actual or potential health problems.
Nursing Theory A conceptualization of some aspect of nursing communicated for the purpose of describing, explaining, predicting and/or prescribing nursing care.
Nursing's Paradigm Direct the activity of the nursing profession.
Output End product of a system
Paradigm Explains the linkages of science, philosophy, and theory accepted and by the discipline
Phenomenon Aspect of reality that can be consciously sensed or experienced.
Prescriptive Theory Address nursing interventions and predict the consequence of a specific nursing intervention.
Theoretical Model Refers to global ideas about individuals, groups, situations, or events of interest to a specific discipline from the view of the theorist
Theory Set of concepts, definitions, relationships, and assumptions that project a systematic view of phenomena.
Nursing identifies its domain in a paradigm that includes: The person, health, env't/situation and nursing.
Prescriptive Theories do what? Have the ability to explain, relate, and in some situations predict nursing phenomena.
A theory is a set of concepts, definitions, relationships, and assumptions that do what? Explain phenomena, developed after extensive research.
There is a contemporary move toward nursing science- or evidence based practice. This suggests that what? Theories are tested and used to describe or predict pt. outcomes of nursing care
To practice in today's health care systems, nurses need a strong scientific knowledge base from nursing and other disciplines, such as the physical, social, behavioral sciences. What is this an example of? Interdisciplinary theories
Knowledge of these assist the nurse in understanding and predicting the client's health behaviors, including use of health care services and adherence to recommended therapies. Health and wellness models
These theories begin with conception and continue through death in an orderly process: Developmental theories
Maslow's Heirarchy of needs is useful to nurses who continually prioritize and pt's nursing care needs. The most basic needs are what? Air, water and food
Leninger's theory of cultural care diversity and universiality specifically address what? Caring for clients from unique cultures
As an art, nursing relies on knowledge gained from practice and reflection of past experiences. As a science, nursing draws on what? Scientifically tested knowledge that is applied in the practice setting.
Nightengale's Theory Env't as the focus of nursing care. Orientated toward providing fresh air, light, warmth, cleanliness, quiet and adequate nutrition.
Peplau's Theory Focus on individual, nurse, and the interactive process and the result is the nurse client relationship. Pt. is an individual w/ a felt need and nursing is an interpersonal, therapeutic process.
Rogers' Theory Considers the individual as an energy field coexisting w/i the universe. Individual is in continuing interaction w/env't
Orem's Theory Emphasizes the client's self care needs which is learned, goal oriented and directed toward the self.
Leninger's Theory Care is the essence of nursing and the dominant, destinctive feature of nursing. Focus on cultural care.
Roy's Theory Pt. is an adaptive system and must adapt to changing demands ie. meeting basic needs and performing social roles.
Watson's Theory Philosophy of transpersonal caring that defines outcome of nursing activity in regard to humanistic aspects of life. Relationship of health, illness and behavior.
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