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explains the linkages of science, philosophy and theory accepted and applied by the discipline.
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o Is a conceptualization of some aspect of nursing
o Communicates the purpose of describing, explaining, predicting, and/or prescribing nursing care
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| Components of a Theory: |
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o Phenomenon
o Concepts
o Definitions
o Assumptions
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is an aspect of reality that can be consciously sensed or experienced
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a theory consists of interrelated blank. blank are mental formulations of an object or event that come from individual perceptual experience.
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the blank within the description of a theory convey the general meaning of the concepts in a manner that fits the theory.
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are statements that describe concepts or connect two concepts that are factual.
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o Grand
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o Prescriptive
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broad in scope and complex therefore require further specification through research before they can be fully tested.
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theories that have more limited scope, less abstraction, address specific phenomena or conepts and reflect practice (administration, clinical, or teaching) middle range theories.
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are the first level of theory development. they describe phenomena, specular on why phenomena occur and describe the consequence of phenomena.
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address nursing interventions and predict the consequence of a specific nursing intervention.
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| Relationship of Theory to Nursing Practice: |
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o Generate nursing knowledge for use in practice
o Can direct how to use nursing process
o Are adaptable to different patients and all care settings
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| THE LINK BETWEEN THEORY AND KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT IN NURSING |
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o Nursing knowledge is theoretical and practical.
o Theories provide direction to nursing research.
o Nursing theory and nursing research build nursings knowledge base
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to facilitate "the body's reparative processes" by manipulating client's environment.
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to develop interaction between nurse and client
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to work independlty with other health care workers, assistin client in gaining independence as quickly as possible, to help client gain lacking strength
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to provide service to individuals, families, and society; to be kind and caring but also intelligent, competent, and technically well prepared to provide this service
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to maintain and promote health, prevent illness, and care for and rehabilitate ill and disabled client through " humanistic science of nursing"
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to care for and help client attain total self-care
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to use communication to help client reestablish positive adaptation to environment
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to assist individuals, famlies, and groups in attaining and maintaining maximal level of total wellness by purposeful interventions
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to provide care consistent with nursing's emerging science and knowledge with caring as central focus
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to identify types of demands placed on client, assess adaptation to demands and help client adapt
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to promote health, restore client to health and prevent illness
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to focus on clients need for caring as a means of coping with stressors of illness
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Is the perspective of a profession
Provides practical and theoretical orientations for a discipline
Paradigm
Links science, philosophy, and theories
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