Simple and observable. Can be seen, felt or heard. Limited by time and space. Ex. Height, weight, blood type
What is a concrete concept
100
Framework designed to organize knowledge and explain nursing phenomena at a more concrete and specific level.
What is a theory
100
Most complex type of concept. Comprise more than one concept.
What is a construct
100
Empirical testing to validate theoretical relationships
What is Testing theoretical relationships
100
Less comprehensive, fewer and more concrete concepts that are easier to define. Testable hypothesis can be derived.
What is Middle range
200
Classification occurs on a continuum. Ex. Pain, heart rate, quality of life
What is continuous/variable concept
200
Terms that refer to phenomena that occur in nature or in thought. Descriptive components, building blocks, and or primary elements.
What is a concept
200
Set of interrelated concepts that symbolically represents and conveys relationships between concepts and phenomena.
What is a Conceptual model/framework
200
Explaining relationships between concepts by formulating and analyzing statements
What is Statement development
200
Comprehensive, abstract concepts that are challenging to define and measure
What is grand theory
300
Categories or classes of characteristics. May be single variable categories or fits into a predefined category. Ex. Marital status, diabetic or non-diabetic
What is non-variable or discrete concept
300
Autonomy, spirituality, sexuality
What is a concept
300
Represents worldview of a discipline.
What is Metaparadigm
300
Using research methods to assess application of theory to practice and evaluate theories efficacy
What is Application of theory in practice
300
Cover specific elements of a specialty. Few concepts, narrow in scope.
What is a practice theory
400
Describes set of procedures that will be performed, permits the concept to be measured. Ex. CAGE questionnaire tool to screen for alcohol dependence
What is an operational definition of a concept
400
Organized by level of abstraction
What is a theory
400
Subject matter particular to the primary concerns of a discipline. Ex. outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes that receive formal self management education
What is Phenomena
400
Structuring and contextualizing components of the theory to organize assumptions and links between concepts
What is Theory construction
400
Processes of generating knowledge and debating broad issues related to theory. Theory of theories.
What is a Metatheory
500
Categorize the following concept and provide operational definition: Pulse Rate
What is Concrete, variable. The pulse is the number of beats counted in one minute
500
Person, nursing, health, environment
What are concepts in the nursing metaparadigm
500
Beliefs about phenomena one must accept as true to accept a theory about the phenomena as true
What is an assumption
500
Specifying, defining and clarifying concepts used to describe a phenomena of interest