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NR 501 Nursing Theory final exam 2022 / 2023 Questions With Verified Solutions.
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NR501
Nursing
Theory
Assumptions
-
ANS
beliefs
about
phenomena
one
must
accept
as
true
to
accept
a
theory
about
the
phenomena
as
true.
Borrowed
or
shared
theory
-
ANS
a
theory
developed
in
another
discipline
that
is
not
adapted
to
the
worldview
and
practice
of
nursing.
Concept
-
ANS
the
elements
or
components
of
a
phenomenon
necessary
to
understand
the
phenomenon.
They
are
abstract
and
derived
from
impressions
the
human
mind
recieves
about
phenomena
through
sensing
the
environment.
Conceptual
model/conceptual
framework
-
ANS
a
set
of
interrelated
concepts
that
symbolically
represents
and
conveys
a
mental
image
of
a
phenomenon.
Conceptual
models
of
nursing
identify
concepts
and
describe
their
relationships
to
the
phenomena
of
central
concern
to
the
discipline.
Construct
-
ANS
the
most
complex
type
of
concept.
They
comporise
more
than
one
concept
and
are
typically
built
or
constructed
by
the
theorist
or
philosopher
to
fit
a
purpose.
"Concept"
and
"Construct"
are
often
used
interchangeably,
but
all
constructs
are
concepts,
but
not
all
concepts
are
constructs.
Empirical
indicator
-
ANS
Very
specific
and
concrete
identifiers
of
concepts.
They
are
actual
instructions,
experimental
conditions,
and
procedures
used
to
observe
or
measure
the
concept(s)
of
a
theory.
Epistemology
-
ANS
theories
of
knowledge
or
how
people
come
to
have
knowledge;
in
nursing,
it
is
the
study
of
the
origins
of
nursing
knowledge.
Hypotheses
-
ANS
tentative
suggestions
that
a
specific
relationship
exists
between
two
concepts
or
propositions.
As
the
hypothesis
is
repeatedly
confirmed,
it
progresses
to
an
empirical
generalization
and
ultimately
to
a
law.
Knowledge
-
ANS
an
awareness
or
perception
of
reality
acquired
through
insight,
learning,
or
investigation.
Laws
-
ANS
proposition
about
the
relationship
between
concepts
in
a
theory
that
has
been
repeatedly
validated.
They
are
highly
generalizable.
Metaparadigm
-
ANS
the
global
perspective
that
subsumes
more
specific
views
and
approaches
to
the
central
concepts
with
which
the
discipline
is
concerned.
It
is
an
ideology
within
which
the
theories,
knowledge,
and
processes
for
knowing
find
meaning
and
coherence.
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