JENNIFER H.

MESDE, RN, MAN

An

organized system of accepted knowledge that is composed of concepts, proposition, definitions and assumption intended to explain a set of fact, event or phenomena.

An

idea formulated by the mind or an experience perceived and observed such as justice, love, war and disease.

 Explains

the relationships of different

concept.

Composed

of various description which convey a general meaning and reduces the vagueness in understanding a set of concepts.

statement that specifies the relationship or connection of factual concepts or phenomena

Systematically organized

view

D I A G R A M

How Other Author Define THEORY: PARKER (2001) A theory, by traditional definition, is an organized, coherent set of concepts and their relationship to each other that offers descriptions, explanations and predictions about phenomena. POTTER (2004) A theory is a set of concepts, definitions, relationships and assumptions that project a systematic view of a phenomena.

How Other Author Define THEORY:

BLACKWELL (2005) It is a reasoned proposed explanation of an occurrence, or of something that will occur or be produced, for which absolute proof is lacking.

A theory is a set concepts and DELAUNE AND propositions that provide an early LADNER (2006) way to view a phenomena

How Other Author Define THEORY:

MOSBY (2006) An abstract statement formulated to predict, explain or describe the relationships among concepts, constructs or events. It is tested by observation and research using factual data.

KOZIER (2008)

A theory is a supposition or system of ideas that is proposed to explain a given phenomenon

Group

of interrelated concepts that are developed from various studies of disciplines and related experiences.

Nursing Care

N U R S I N G T H E O R Y

According

to Meleis (1991) , it is an articulated and communicated conceptualization of invented or discovered reality (central phenomena and relationship) in or pertaining to nursing for the purpose of describing, explaining, predicting or prescribing nursing care.

Context Resembles environment to which nursing act takes place Content Subject of the theory Process Methods by which nurse acts in using nursing theory

Nursing

is the diagnosis and treatment of human responses to actual or potential health problems.

Nursing

encompasses autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups and communities, sick or well and in all settings.

Nursing

is to assist clients in the performance of activities contributing to health, its recovery or peaceful death that that clients will perform unaided, if they had the necessary will, strength or knowledge

 It

is an art and science of caring for individuals, families, groups and communities geared toward promotion and restoration of health, prevention of illness and alleviation of suffering and assisting client to face death with dignity and peace. is focused on assisting clients as he or she responds to health-illness situations, utilizing the nursing process and guided by ethicolegal moral principles

It

NURSING

PROFESSION

SCIENCE

ART

SCIENTIFIC METHOD

NURSING PROCESS

Are

patterns or models used to show a clear relationship among the existing theoretical works in nursing

Metaparadigms
Greek

meta with paradeigma pattern

Environment