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What is the perspective of a profession known as?
What links the knowledge of science, philosophy, and theories in nursing?
Paradigm
Who is the recipient of nursing care?
Person
Health has the same meaning for every patient.
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What term relates to the conditions affecting patients and their healthcare needs?
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Which of the following best describes nursing?
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What is a conceptualization that explains or prescribes nursing care?
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What defines a set of concepts that explain a phenomenon?
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Grand theories provide concrete guidance for specific nursing interventions.
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Which theory focuses on patients' self-care needs?
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What is the focus of Nightingale's Theory?
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What do prescriptive theories focus on?
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What does Leininger's Theory focus on?
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Match the following nursing theories with their focus:
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Study Notes
Nursing Fundamentals Concepts
- Domain: Represents the perspective of the nursing profession, including its central concepts and problems.
- Paradigm: A pattern of thought that connects the knowledge and beliefs of the nursing discipline, focusing on links between the person, health, environment, and nursing.
- Nursing Paradigm: Guides knowledge development, philosophy, theory, education, research, and practice in nursing through its established links.
Definitions and Key Terms
- Person: The recipient of nursing care, encompassing individuals, families, and communities, who are central to nursing activities.
- Health: A dynamic state with varying meanings across patients and contexts, which challenges nurses to provide tailored care based on health status.
- Environment/Situation: Refers to the conditions affecting patients and their healthcare needs, where interactions can influence health positively or negatively.
Nursing Practices
- Nursing: Involves diagnosing and treating human responses to health issues rather than medical diagnoses; focuses on assessing patient responses and developing nursing diagnoses.
- Nursing Theory: Conceptualizations that describe, explain, predict, or prescribe nursing care; can aid in designing effective nursing interventions.
Theoretical Foundations
- Theory: A framework comprising concepts and definitions to explain phenomena in nursing.
- Phenomenon: Terms and labels describing specific nursing-related events or responses, such as caring or patient stress responses.
- Concepts: Ideas derived from perceptual experiences, helping to label and describe phenomena in nursing.
Types of Theories
- Grand Theories: Broad and complex theories requiring further research for specification; offer structural frameworks rather than specific nursing interventions.
- Middle-Range Theories: Limited in scope and focused on specific phenomena relevant to practice, such as caring or quality of life.
- Descriptive Theories: Initial level of theory development, they describe and speculate on phenomena while predicting consequences.
- Prescriptive Theories: Action-oriented theories that address nursing interventions and their outcomes, guiding research to develop nursing practices.
Application of Theories
- Nightingale's Theory: Focuses on the impact of the environment on health, emphasizing non-medical aspects of nursing care.
- Peplau's Theory: Highlights interpersonal relationships between nurse and patient, facilitating effective communication and collaboration.
- Henderson's Theory: Defines nursing as aiding individuals in performing activities for health and recovery, covering various patient needs.
- Orem's Theory: Centers on self-care and patient empowerment to manage health; nursing supports when patients cannot meet their needs.
Cultural Considerations
- Leininger's Theory: Stresses the significance of cultural diversity in caring; nursing care must be culturally competent and sensitive.
- Neuman's Theory: A model addressing stress and client reactions, focusing on the interaction of five concepts and levels of prevention.
Adaptation and Caring
- Roy's Theory: Views patients as adaptive systems; nursing helps individuals adapt to health demands and environmental changes.
- Watson's Theory: Emphasizes the humanistic aspects of nursing, focusing on the interrelationships of health, illness, and care.
- Benner and Wrubel's Theory: Recognizes caring as central to nursing, enabling connections and coping through personal concern and successful interventions.
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Test your knowledge with these flashcards covering key concepts from Chapter 4 of Nursing Fundamentals. Each card presents important definitions and terms that are essential for understanding nursing as a profession.
