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foundations

chapter 2

an awareness of reality acquired through learning or investigation. Based for professional nursing practice includes nursing science, philosophy, and ethics; biology and psychology nursing knowledge
part of nursing practice passed down from generation to generation . nurse might reply " we always do it this way" changing bedclothes is an example traditional knowledge
comes from an expert and is accepted as truth based on the persons perceived expertise. when a senior nurse teaches a new graduate nurse is an example authoritative knowledge
obtained through the scientific method, testing and measured systematically using objective criteria scientific knowledge
influenced nursing knowledge and practice by demonstrating efficient and knowledgeable nursing care, defining nursing practice as separate and distinct from medical practice, and differentiating between health nursing and illness nursing nightingale's contribtions
composed of a group of concepts that describes a pattern of reality theory
as idea, are abstract impressions organized into symbols of reality, describes objects, properties, and events and relationships concept
on examines a general idea and then considers specific actions or ideas deductive reasoning
the reverse process is used, one builds from specific ideas or actions to conclusions about general idea inductive reasoning
developed to describe nursing, differentiates nursing from other disciplines and activities in that it serves the purpose of describing, explaining, predicting, and controlling desired outcomes of nursing care practices nursing theory
as the adjustment of living matter to other living things and to environmental conditions. occurs in three levels: the internal (self), the social (others), and the physical (biochemical) adaptation theory
outlines the process of growth and developmental of humans as orderly and predictable, beginning with conception and ending with death. Erick Erikson based his theory of psychosocial developmental developmental theory
describes how to break whole things into parts and then to learn how the parts work together in "systems" general systems theory
four concepts common in nursing theory the influence and determine nursing practice are the person (patient), the environment, health, and nursing
involves the concepts of basic and applied basic quantitative research method
a method of research conducted to gain insight by discovering meanings, qualitative research method
in nursing is a problem solving approach to making clinical decision, using the best evidence available. evidence-based practice
it is designed specifically to meet the needs of the practicing of nursing and uses a three step processes called PET; practice questions, evidence, and translation Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence Based Practice Model
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