TFN Lesson 1 - Introduction PDF

TFN LESSON 1 - INTRODUCTION CONCEPT: THEORETICAL MODELS OR FRAMEWORKS: highly established set of An idea, thought, or notion conceived in concepts that are testable, and...

TFN LESSON 1 - INTRODUCTION CONCEPT: THEORETICAL MODELS OR FRAMEWORKS: highly established set of An idea, thought, or notion conceived in concepts that are testable, and a structure of the mind concepts which has existed and tested in the general impression literature building blocks of theories (abstract or concrete) CONCEPTUAL MODELS OR FRAMEWORKS: representation of a body of 2 TYPES OF CONCEPT knowledge based on the own understanding or 1. ABSTRACT preception of a person or researcher on a certain topic, phenomena, or theory. Also called as Intangible; indirectly observed PARADIGM. Independent of time and place METAPARADIGM: Examples: love, care, freedom, hope Meta = with; Paradigm = Pattern 2. CONCRETE Tangible; directly observed A collective term used to denote four concepts of Examples: nurse, mother nursing: PROPOSITION: Explain the relationship of Person – individual, family, community, different concepts or all of mankind; recipient of nursing care DEFINITION: Various descriptions which convey general meaning and reduces the Environment – external or internal vagueness in understanding a set of concepts aspects of life that influence the person Health – holistic level of wellness that a ASSUMPTIONS: Beliefs in phenomena one person experience must accept as true Nursing – interventions of the nurse rendering care in support of, or in THEORY: cooperation with the patient organized system of accepted knowledge composed of concepts, propositions, PHILOSOPHY: statement of beliefs and definitions, and assumptions values about beings and their world; next intends to explain a fact, event, or level of knowledge after metaparadigm; sets phenomena forth the meaning of phenomena through analysis, reasoning, and logical argument. PHENOMENA: an aspect of reality that can be consciously sensed or experienced NURSING Examples: caring, nursing care Dynamic discipline; art and science NURSING THEORY: group of interrelated of caring for (person) concepts or compilation of data that defines, To promote and restore health, describes, and logically relates information that prevent illnesses, alleviate suffering, will explain past nursing phenomena and predict and assist clients face death with future trends. Theories provide a foundation for dignity and peace developing models or frameworks for nursing Guided by ethico-legal moral practice. principles – (Association of Deans of the Philippine Colleges of Nursing) Describe, Explains, Predicts, Prescribes