differentiate between science and nursing
-:- -science is a method of bringing together facts and giving them
coherence and integrity
nursing theory
-:- -A conceptualization of some aspect of nursing reality communicated
for a purpose such as describing or explaining phenomena
- provide ...
3. accuracy: does theory: explain retrospective occurrences, maintain its capacity to predict
future outcomes
4. relevance: does theory relate to scientific function from derived? is it reflective of the
scientific base?
5. fruitfulness: does theory generate new directions for future research?
6. simplicity: does theory provide road map for replication? simple to follow? make sense?
levels of theory
✓ -:- ranges for broad in scope (grand theory, describe/explain large
segments of human experience) to smaller, more specific in scope. Other
levels are middle-range theory and practice theory (smaller in scope and
may refer to a specific pop.)
Florence Nightingale
✓ -:- first nursing theorist
influences that directed her toward theory development: classic education; upper class
background, wealth prominent social life; religion and spirituality; era of reform throughout
England
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