Nursing Theory & Theorists Crossword

4. Beliefs and values that define a way of thinking and are generally known and understood by a group or discipline.
7. Most general statement of discipline and functions as a framework in which the more restricted structures of conceptual models develop.
8. One assumption in this nursing theory is that people should be self-reliant and responsible for their own care.
10. The recipient of nursing care may include individuals, patients, groups, families, and communities.
11. These theories are abstract, broad in scope, and complex.
12. A belief, policy, or procedure proposed or followed as the basis of action.
14. Assumptions of her “21 Nursing Problems Theory” relate to change and anticipated changes that affect nursing.
16. Representations of the interaction among and between the concepts showing patterns.
17. This nurse’s theory is based on 10 carative factors.
18. Founder of the “Theory of Transcultural Nursing”.
19. The words that describe objects, properties, or events and are basic components of theory.

1. This theorist’s health promotion model defines health as a positive dynamic state not merely the absence of disease.
2. Defined as the nurse’s attributes, characteristics, and actions that provide care on behalf of or in conjunction with the client.
3. She described Environmental Theory in her book Notes on Nursing: What it is, What it is not.
4. Her “Theory of Interpersonal Relations” emphasizes the nurse-client relationship as the foundation of nursing practice.
5. Defined as the degree of wellness or well-being that the client experiences.
6. Her theory defines the individual as a set of interrelated systems that strive to maintain a balance between various stimuli.
9. His theory has been applied to nursing to guide the prioritization of patient care needs.
13. Belief Model: One of the first theories of health behavior.
15. The internal and external surroundings that affect the client.