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Ch. 4 Vocab
Fundamentals of Nursing
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Nursing
Undergraduate 1
01/17/2013

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assumptions
Definition
taken for granted statements
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concepts
Definition
ideas and mental images
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content
Definition
the product and information obtained from the system
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descriptive theory
Definition
describe phenomena, speculate on why they occur, and describe their consequences
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domain
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the perspective of a profession
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environment/situation
Definition
all possible conditions affecting patients and the settings in which their health care needs occur
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feedback
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serves to inform a system about how it functions
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grand theories
Definition
structural framework for broad, abstract ideas about nursing
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health
Definition
dynamic state in which individuals adapt to their internal and external environments so there is a state of physical, emotional, intellectual, social, and spiritual well-being
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input
Definition
data from patient assessment
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interdisiplinary theory
Definition
explains a systematic view of a phenomenon specific to the discipline of inquiry
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middle-range theories
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address specific phenomena and reflect practice
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nursing
Definition
"...diagnosis and treatment of human responses to actual or potential health problems..."
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nursing paradigm
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includes four linkages- the person, health, enviornment, and nursing
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nursing theory
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a conceptualization of some aspect of nursing that describes, explains, predicts, or prescribes nursing care
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output
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the end product of a system
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paradigm
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a pattern of thought that is useful in describing the domain of a discipline. links science, philosophy, and theories accepted and applied by the discipline
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person
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is the recipient of nursing care
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phenomenon
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label given to describe an idea bout an event, or group of situations
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prescriptive theories
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actions oriented and test the validity and predictability of nursing interventions
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theory
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conecepts, definitions, and assumptions or propositions
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Nightingale's theory
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the environment was the focus of nursing care
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Peplau's theory
Definition
nurse-patient relationship
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Henderson's theory
Definition
Help patient peform 14 basic needs through physiological, psychological, sociocultural, spiritual, and developmental domains
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Benner and Wrubel's theory
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Personal concern as an inherent feature of nursing practice
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Orem's theory
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patient's self-care needs
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Leininger's theory
Definition
culturally specific nursing care
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Roy's theory
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the goal is to help the patient adapt
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Watson's theory
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philosophy of transpersonal caring
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