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-Science comprising logic, ethics, metaphysics & epistemology.
-concerned with judgements about components of science.
-statement of beliefs and values, what people assume to be true in what they
Philosophy
believe. not empirically based, opinion based, public affirmation in discipline.
-"this we believe" nsg statments
-prevailing philosophy of discipline is the most widely accepted one.
-to know (KING), body of knowledge.
-observation, identification, description, experimental investigation and theoretical
explanation of natural phenomena.
Science -Nsg ____ is the knowledge connected to the discipline + the process & methods
used to gain the knowledge.
-goal- identify truths/facts about discipline subject matter; who, what, where, when &
how of phenomena.
-what can be structured and represented to others out of the process of knowing
(Kramer).
-factual, awareness or perception of reality acquired through learning or
investigation.
-Suggests that science is composed of what are known about discipline subject
Knowledge
matter (known vs believed).
-Feigl (1953) replicable by using appropriate scientific methodologies w/in a
discipline; replication = components of phenomena provide observable &
measurable knowledge.
-empirical- can be experienced through human senses.
-Comprise the subject matter of a discipline (grief, caring, etc)
Phenomena -A thing, fact, situation, or event of scientific interest susceptible to scientific
description and explanation
Fact -Something known with certainty
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, -A set of two or more concepts, definitions, and propositions that project a
systematic view of phenomena by designing specific interrelationships among
concepts for purposes of describing, explaining, and predicting (Chinn & Jacob, 1987;
Fawcett, 2000)
• Generally, applicable in clinical practice • Facts need to be ordered in a cohesive
body that will result in an organized body of knowledge. • Provide a description,
prediction, understanding, and explanation of phenomena (Kim) • allows one to
explain past events, provide a sense of understanding about current events, predict
Theory future events and provide the potential for controlling them • Nursing intervention is
served through the ability to predict and ultimately to control phenomena associated
with health and health care • A degree of uncertainty is inherent in ; the concepts
may be tentative and the propositions may be predictions of what reality is believed
to be like, rather than a set of known, undeniable facts (Hoover, 1988) • The functions
of include summarization of knowledge, explanation of phenomena of interest
to the discipline employing the , and provision of to guide, predict and ultimately
to control phenomena (Mehlberg, 1962) • T are composed of assertions that state
specific relationships between two or more concepts
-conceptual models and theories PRESENT DIFFERENT VIEWS OF PHENOMENON.
-link results of research together leading to cumulative scientific knowledge.
How does theory contribute to the
-provide frameworks by which to study concepts & variables.
scientific base of a discipline?
-provide frameworks that allows interpretation of research findings beyond specific
data.
• An idea that explains by using symbolic and physical visualization • Symbolic
models may be verbal, schematic, or quantitative • Verbal models are worded
statements • Schematic models may be diagrams, drawings, graphs or pictures •
Quantitative models are mathematical symbols • Physical models may look like what
Model
they are supposed to represent; For example, body organs may become more
abstract while still keeping some of the physical properties, like ECG tracings •
Models can be used "to facilitate thinking about concepts and relationships between
them (Bush, 1979) or to map out the research process (Chinn & Jacob, 1989)
-ABSTRACT AND GENERAL ideas(concepts) & propositions that specify relationships.
Conceptual Model
-Integrate those concepts into a meaningful configuration (Fawcett).
Science, philosophy and theory are all components of the domain of any scientific
discipline; used to denote the prevailing network of science, philosophy and theory
accepted by a discipline
• What members of the community have in common; Includes: knowledge,
philosophy, theory, educational experience, practice orientation, research
Paradigm
methodology and literature identified with the discipline (shared framework and a
shared view held by a discipline (Melesis)
- The prevailing *** directs the activities of the discipline • It is accepted by the
majority of individuals within the discipline and suggest the areas of study of interest
to the discipline and the means to study them
• A complex mental formulation of an object, property or event that is derived from
individual perceptual experience (Chinn & Jacob, 1987)
Concept • It is an idea, a mental image or a generalization formed and developed in the mind
- ___ label phenomena
-abstract or concrete
specific to time and place, such as the body temperature of a specific person, at a
concrete concept
specific time, on a specific day
abstract concept completely independent of time or place. Temperature for example
Definitions Statements of the meaning of a word, phrase or term
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