Test Bank For Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice 5th Edition By Marlaine C. Smith 9917, 2 . 9847, 0 1 Nursing Theory and the Discipline of Nursing 2 A Guide for the Study of Nursing Theories for Practice 3 Choosing, Evaluating, and Implementing Nursing Theories for Practice 4 Florence Nightingal...
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Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice Fifth
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,Statement of Intent
The intent of this chapter is to offer an approach to understanding nursing theory within the
context of the discipline of nursing, define the discipline of nursing and theory, describe the
purpose of theory for the discipline of nursing, identify the structure of the discipline of nursing,
and speculate on the future of nursing theory.
Key Terms
Nursing Community of scholars
Nursing knowledge Discipline
Professional practice Theory
Paradigm Worldviews
Framework Metaparadigm
Philosophy Conceptual model
Grand theory Middle-range theory
Nursing practice theory Clinical scholarship
Empirical indicators Domain
Caring Environment
Persons Health
Syntactical structure Conceptual structure
Specialized language Tradition
Values and beliefs Practice-level theory
Nursing process
Objectives
On completion of this chapter, students will be able to:
1. Compare and contrast definitions of nursing.
2. Describe the usefulness of theory to everyday practice.
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,3. Identify four phenomena of interest to nursing.
4. Name the primary purpose of nursing theory.
5. Describe characteristics of nursing as a discipline.
6. Discuss the importance of conceptualizing nursing as a discipline of knowledge.
7. Compare and contrast definitions of nursing theory.
Outline
What Is Nursing?
Problems with Defining Nursing by Process, Functions, or Activities
The Discipline of Nursing
Expression of Human Imagination
Domain
Syntactical and Conceptual Structures
Specialized Language and Symbols
Heritage of Literature and Networks of Communication
Tradition
Values and Beliefs
Systems of Education
Definitions of Nursing Theory
As a General Term
As an Organizing Structure
Definitions from Other Disciplines
Definitions Used in Nursing Practice, Education, Administration, or Research
The Purpose of Theory in a Professional Discipline
Structure
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, Further Development and Understanding of Nursing Practice
Multidisciplinary Collaboration
The Structure of Knowledge in the Discipline of Nursing
Paradigm
Grand Theories and Conceptual Models
Middle-Range Theories
Practice-Level Theories
Nursing Theory and the Future
Continuing Evolution of the Discipline of Nursing
Use in Education
Use in Health Care Organizations
Expanded Use of Theory
Summary
References
Questions for Classroom Discussion
1. Before taking this class, what was your definition of nursing?
2. How does knowledge become “nursing knowledge”?
3. What does the term “language of nursing” mean to you? Identify practice examples in
which use of the “language of nursing” can be explicated.
4. What is your understanding of the statement “Nursing is a discipline”?
Multiple-Choice Questions
(Answers appear in bold)
1. Every discipline has a unique focus that directs inquiry and distinguishes it from other fields
of study.
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