Theoretical Basis
intuitive knowledge
Feeling and hunches not guessing, but relies on unconscious pattern recognition and experience.
statement development
Formulate and analyze statements between concepts and their measurement
Borrowed or shared theory
Is theory developed in another discipline that is not adapted to the worldview or practice of nursing
personal knowledge
Knowledge gained from thought alone. Think, then come to a conclusion. (to cook, turn on heat)
application of theory to practice
Research assesses how applied and usefulness
theory construction
Structure and contextualize components of theory
theory practice theory
Take existing theory, apply, develop new theory or refine old one
theory research theory
Theory guides research, research informs theory
testing theoretical statements
Validate theoretical relationships with testing
clinical reasoning
a cognitive process that allows us to think, identify relationships, and form judgements about information. Intentionally developed.
model
a graphic or symbolic representation of phenomena that objectify and present certain perspectives or points of view.
theory
a set of logically interrelated statements that attempts to describe, explain, and (occasionally) predict social events
primary reference
a type of publication where scientists describe their original studies
phenomena
an aspect of reality or subject matter that is a primary concern of a discipline
assumption
belief about phenomena one must accept as true to accept a theory about the phenomena. May not be testable.
evidence-based practice
clinical decision making that integrates the best available research with clinical expertise and patient characteristics and preferences
constructs
complex theoretical concepts used to discuss something that can't be observed, touched, or measured directly. Usually created by the theorist to fit a purpose.
classification theories
describe characteristics that are structurally interrelated.
Naming Theories
describe the characteristic of phenomenon
predictive theories
describe the relationship between concepts; how they affect one another
Descriptive theories
describe, observe and name concepts, properties and dimensions, but do not explain interrelationships among concepts.
research theory
develop theory form research
Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions
disciplines can have multiple paradigms.
concept
elements of components of a phenomenon, building blocks of theories and propositions.
Esthetic knowledge
harmony, beauty, expression - incorporates art, creativity, values
operational definition
how measured
somatic knowledge
knowing the body in relation to physical movement - balance to perform a task
middle range theory
more specific with limited number of concepts.
practice theory
no theory exists, theory driven by practice
grand theory
nonspecific and composed of primarily abstract concepts.
paradigm
organizing framework that contains concepts, theories, assumptions, etc. and affects the way a discipline interprets a subject matter.
prescriptive theories
prescribe activities necessary to reach defined goals.
practice theory
prescriptive theories or situations, specific theories and least complex.
Knowledge
refers to awareness or perceptions of reality through insight, learning or investigation. Expanded over time.
Explaining theories
relate concepts to one another and describe and specify associations between concepts.
empirical knowledge
scientific knowledge coming from observation, testing, and replication. (How to take w BP)
conceptual framework
set of interrelated concepts that symbolically represents and conveys a mental image of a phenomenon.
secondary reference
source from which a writer obtained information about an original or primary source
relationship statement
specific relationship between concepts. AKA propositions
Concept development
specifying, defining, clarifying the concepts used to describe a phenomena
inductive reasoning
starts narrow and goes broader. Typically is more qualitatively focused .
deductive reasoning
starts out broad then narrows. typically involves quantitative designs and begins with deriving testable ideas from theory.
epistemology
study of knowledge
hypotheses
tentative relationships between concepts.
metatheory
theory about theory
moral or ethical knowledge
what is right versus wrong - values, social and cultural norms
conceptual definition
word definition