NURSEWORD PUZZLE
Across
- 4. explains why the theory was formulated and specifies the context and situation in which it should be applied.
- 7. patterns or models used to show a client relationship among the existing theoretical works in nursing
- 10. consistency, semantics, and structure
- 12. addresses the person’s state of well-being
- 14. theory has few concepts
- 15. refers to a theory about a theory
- 17. basic settings where nursing care is provided.
- 18. The unique function of the nurse is to assist the individual, sick or well.
- 19. limited by time and space and are observable in reality, directly observed, tangible
Down
- 1. not clearly observable, directly or indirectly and must be defined in terms of observable concepts; intangible
- 2. a statement that specifies the relationship or connection of factual concepts or phenomena or those which the researcher or theorist holds as TRUTH and therefore are excluded from measurement and testing
- 3. taking six steps without assistance
- 5. Examine the scope of concepts and goals within the theory
- 6. theory that is achieved when the relationships of concepts under a certain conditions are able to describe future outcomes consistently
- 8. set of statement that tentatively describe, explain or predict relationships among concepts that have been systematically selected and organized as an abstract representation of some phenomenon
- 9. refers to all human beings.
- 11. permit classifications of dimensions or gradation of phenomena on a continuum
- 13. a basic generalization that is accepted as true and can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct.
- 15. schematic representations of some aspects of reality
- 16. theory that relates concepts to one another, describe the interrelationships among concepts or propositions and specify the associations or relationships among concepts.