Theory: Chapter 4 - Theoretical
Foundations of Nursing Practice 2024
theory - ANS-foundation for art and science of nursing - explains a phenomenon
science of nursing - ANS-current research
art of nursing - ANS-experience, relationships, clinical experience
continuous interactive relationship - ANS-theory, research, practice
Theory helps explain an event by - ANS-Defining ideas or concepts
Explaining relationships among the concepts
Predicting outcomes
metatheory - ANS-an area of study that looks at the relationships of various
components that make up the knowledge of a discipline
Nursing Theory - ANS-conceptualizes an aspect of nursing to describe, explain, predict,
or prescribe nursing care
components of a theory - ANS-phenomenon = label given to describe an idea or
response about an event or situation
- self care, caring, patient responses to stress
concepts = though or idea of reality that is put into words or phrases to help describe a
phenomenon
- emotions or physical objects - abstract or concrete
definitions = communicate meaning of concepts of a theory
- theoretical/conceptual - define concept
- operational - how concepts are measured
assumptions = taken-for-granted statements that explain nature of concepts, definitions,
purpose, relationships, and structure of theory
, domain - ANS-perspective or territory of a profession or discipline
- provides subject, central concepts, values, beliefs, phenomena of interest, and central
problems of discipline
paradigm - ANS-a pattern of beliefs used to describe domain of a discipline
- links concepts, theories, beliefs, values, assumptions
conceptual framework - ANS-used synonymously with paradigm
- organizes major concepts and relationships among phenomena
nursing metaparadigm - ANS-allows nurses to understand and explain what nursing is,
what nursing does, and why nurses do what they do
- includes 4 concepts
1. person
2. health
3. environment/situation
4. nursing
person - ANS-recipient of nursing care
health - ANS-state of being that people define in relation to their own values,
personality, and lifestyle
- dynamic and changing
environment/situation - ANS-All possible conditions affecting patients and the settings in
which their health care needs occur
- positive and negative effects
- theories are dynamic and changing depending on our environment we are in
nursing - ANS-care of individuals of all ages, families, groups, communities, sick or well
in all settings
- promotion of health, prevention of illness, care of ill/disabled/dying people
first nursing theorist - ANS-Florence Nightingale
curriculum era - ANS-1900-1940's
- nursing expanded beyond basic anatomy and physiology courses to include
social sciences and nursing arts that included skills
Foundations of Nursing Practice 2024
theory - ANS-foundation for art and science of nursing - explains a phenomenon
science of nursing - ANS-current research
art of nursing - ANS-experience, relationships, clinical experience
continuous interactive relationship - ANS-theory, research, practice
Theory helps explain an event by - ANS-Defining ideas or concepts
Explaining relationships among the concepts
Predicting outcomes
metatheory - ANS-an area of study that looks at the relationships of various
components that make up the knowledge of a discipline
Nursing Theory - ANS-conceptualizes an aspect of nursing to describe, explain, predict,
or prescribe nursing care
components of a theory - ANS-phenomenon = label given to describe an idea or
response about an event or situation
- self care, caring, patient responses to stress
concepts = though or idea of reality that is put into words or phrases to help describe a
phenomenon
- emotions or physical objects - abstract or concrete
definitions = communicate meaning of concepts of a theory
- theoretical/conceptual - define concept
- operational - how concepts are measured
assumptions = taken-for-granted statements that explain nature of concepts, definitions,
purpose, relationships, and structure of theory
, domain - ANS-perspective or territory of a profession or discipline
- provides subject, central concepts, values, beliefs, phenomena of interest, and central
problems of discipline
paradigm - ANS-a pattern of beliefs used to describe domain of a discipline
- links concepts, theories, beliefs, values, assumptions
conceptual framework - ANS-used synonymously with paradigm
- organizes major concepts and relationships among phenomena
nursing metaparadigm - ANS-allows nurses to understand and explain what nursing is,
what nursing does, and why nurses do what they do
- includes 4 concepts
1. person
2. health
3. environment/situation
4. nursing
person - ANS-recipient of nursing care
health - ANS-state of being that people define in relation to their own values,
personality, and lifestyle
- dynamic and changing
environment/situation - ANS-All possible conditions affecting patients and the settings in
which their health care needs occur
- positive and negative effects
- theories are dynamic and changing depending on our environment we are in
nursing - ANS-care of individuals of all ages, families, groups, communities, sick or well
in all settings
- promotion of health, prevention of illness, care of ill/disabled/dying people
first nursing theorist - ANS-Florence Nightingale
curriculum era - ANS-1900-1940's
- nursing expanded beyond basic anatomy and physiology courses to include
social sciences and nursing arts that included skills
