Chapter 11: Introduction to nursing theory
1. Nursing theory and philosophy forms an ______ basis of your everyday nursing practice, ______ with evidence used to evaluate and develop the ______ care to give.
Answer: important / combining / best
2. What are models and processes part of, and what does this enable you to do?
Answer: It is important to note that models and processes of nursing are simply part of the toolbox which enables you, as a nurse, to ensure effective care.
3. Whilst models and processes are useful, like any tool, though, it is the ______ of the user and the ______ of the tool within the ______ which are important.
Answer: skill / capability / context
4. What the Francis, Berwick and Keogh reports (2013) teach us is that without a skilled ______, no model, tool or benchmark standard has the capability to provide excellent nursing.
5. How can nursing models assist you to deliver effective care?
Answer: Nursing models address care and aid communication about what your role as a nurse is, how the patient may be viewed, what the context or environment for nursing might contribute and what the intended outcome of care might look like.
6. Models and processes of nursing can be used within ______ field of nursing and will be useful to you in delivering patient care.
7. What is a meta-paradigm?
Answer: A meta-paradigm is a view of the world.
8. What are the four core concepts found in the metaparadigm of nursing theory?
Answer: Man, Nursing, Health and Society
9. The four core concepts found in the meta-paradigm, or worldview, of nursing theory, these are linked together in a model in order to enable you to provide ______ care.
10. Nursing theories are developed while they are being used and intertwined with interprofessional theories to ______ the effectiveness of care delivery.
