- Contribution to theorist presentation (bringing of articles and questions)
- Theory Application
- Theory Critique
SECTION I: ABOUT THE THEORY
Discuss the following:
- Brief background of the theorist
- Sociopolitical context during the time the theory was formulated
- Theory Description (see UNIT 2 SLIDE 21)
(3.1) Structural Components
(3.1.1) Assumptions
(3.1.2) Concepts
(3.1.3) Propositions
(3.2) Functional Components
(3.2.1) Focus
(3.2.2) Client
(3.2.3) Nursing
(3.2.4) Nurse-patient interactions
(3.2.5) Environment
(3.2.6) Nursing Problems
(3.2.7) Nursing Therapeutics
SECTION II: FOR THE THEORY CRITIQUE (UNIT 2, SLIDES 55 – 62)
SUGGESTION: Get article/s which are CRITIQUES of the THEORY ASSIGNED TO YOU
| CRITERIA | UNITS OF ANALYSIS | CRITIQUE ARTICLE NO. 1 (Author of Critique) | CRITIQUE ARTICLE NO. 2 (Author of Critique) | MY VIEWPOINT |
| (3.1) Relationship between structure and function | (3.1.1) Clarity | |||
| (3.1.2) Consistency | ||||
| (3.1.3) Simplicity / Complexity | ||||
| (3.1.4) Tautology / Teleology | ||||
| (3.2) Diagram of Theory | (3.2.1) Visual and Graphic Presentation | |||
| (3.2.2) Logical Representation | ||||
| (3.2.3) Clarity | ||||
| (3.3) Circle of Contagiousness | (3.3.1) Graphical origin of theory and geographical spread | |||
| (3.3.2) Influence of theorist versus theory | ||||
| (4) Usefulness | (4.1) Practice (4.1.1) Direction (4.1.2) Applicability (4.1.3) Generalizability (4.1.4) Cost Effectiveness (4.1.5) Relevance | |||
| (4.2) Research (4.2.1) Consistency (4.2.2) Testability (4.2.3) Predictability | ||||
| (4.3) Education (4.3.1) Philosophical Statement (4.3.2) Objectives (4.3.3) Concepts | ||||
| (4.4) Administration (4.4.1) Structure of Care (4.4.2) Organization of Care (4.4.3) Guidelines for Patient Care (4.4.4) Patient Classification System | ||||
| (5) External Components of Theory | (5.1) Personal Values (5.1.1) Theorist implicit/explicit values | |||
| (5.2) Congruence with other professional values (5.2.1) Comlementarity (5.2.2) Esoterism (5.2.3) Competition | ||||
| (5.3) Congruence with social values (5.3.1) Beliefs (5.3.2) Values (5.3.3) Customs | ||||
| (5.4) Social Significance |
SECTION III: REFERENCES
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