Instructions for completing Critique: Conceptual Nursing Framework:
The following is a template for you to use as you complete the assignment.
Of the conceptual frameworks listed in Table 1, your group should select 3 to explore further. (ROY’S ADAPTATION MODEL, WATSON’S THEORY OF HUMAN CARING, OREM’S SELF CARE MODEL) You may use your Alligood text and/or other available eBooks on nursing theorists (found on The Library Guide for NUR 18200). These texts have reference lists that are helpful as well, if you’d like to dig deeper in understanding a particular conceptual framework. Several nurse theorists even have their own websites!
The 3 conceptual frameworks your group chooses is your choice. Each is like a “lens,” offering a certain way of viewing nursing phenomena. Chances are you already view nursing (and the world, in general) according to one of the three nursing paradigms but just didn’t have a name for it…until now!
Complete Table 2 (Selected Conceptual Frameworks: Basic Assumptions and Concepts Defined), providing a brief summary of basic assumptions and how concepts are defined for each of the 3 conceptual frameworks. From these 3 conceptual frameworks, select 1 conceptual framework from Table 2 and complete Table 3 (Selected Conceptual Framework: Conceptual Framework Evaluation Criteria Applied). The 5 criteria in Table 3 are to be used to evaluate and critique your selected conceptual framework. The criteria are also presented in Week 3: Presentations, “Theory Evaluation Criteria.” Explain your answers to the questions posed in the critique, providing rationales and examples (i.e., provide more than “yes” or “no” in your responses).
Provide a reference list of the resources you used to complete this assignment.
Table 1: Nursing Paradigms, Features, and Conceptual Frameworks
| Conceptual Framework | Johnson’s Behavioral System Model | King’s Systems ModelLevine’s Conservation ModelNeuman’s Systems ModelOrem’s Self-Care ModelRoy’s Adaptation ModelPeplau’s Theory of Interpersonal Relationships | Rogers’ Science of Unitary Human BeingsNewman’s Theory of Health as Expanding ConsciousnessParse’s Human Becoming TheoryWatson’s Theory of Human Caring |
Fawcett, J. (2005). Contemporary Nursing Knowledge: Analysis and Evaluation of Nursing Models and Theories (Vol. 2nd ed). Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company. Retrieved from http://pnw.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=198249&site=ehost-live
Table 2: Selected Conceptual Frameworks: Basic Assumptions and Concepts Defined
| Conceptual Framework: | OREM’S SELF CARE ADAPTATION MODEL |
| Basic Assumption: | |
| Person: | |
| Environment: | |
| Health: | |
| Nursing: |
| Conceptual Framework: | ROY’S ADAPTATION MODEL |
| Basic Assumption: | |
| Person: | |
| Environment: | |
| Health: | |
| Nursing: |
| Conceptual Framework: | WATSON’STHEORY OF HUMAN CARE |
| Basic Assumption: | |
| Person: | |
| Environment: | |
| Health: | |
| Nursing: |
For the purposes of this assignment, I recommend using the following:
Fawcett, J. (2005). Contemporary Nursing Knowledge: Analysis and Evaluation of Nursing
Models and Theories (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company.
Table 3: Selected Conceptual Framework: Conceptual Framework Evaluation Criteria Applied
| Selected Conceptual Framework: | OREM’S SELF CARE ADAPTATION MODEL |
| Criteria 1: Is the meaning of the conceptual framework clear and understandable? | |
| Is the reason for developing the conceptual framework clear? | |
| Is it clear what the conceptual framework is about? | |
| What level of knowledge is needed to understand the language used in the conceptual framework? | |
| How does the theory compare to other theories with similar meanings? |
| Criteria 2: Boundaries of the conceptual framework are consistent with nursing practice | |
| Does the definition of nursing fit with other definitions of nursing? | |
| What aspects of nursing are addressed within the conceptual framework? | |
| Does the conceptual framework differentiate between nursing and other disciplines? | |
| Where does nursing take place? | |
| Are boundaries consistent with current nursing practice or a future vision of nursing practice? |
| Criteria 3: Language is Understandable | |
| Is the language used clear, consistent, and useful? | |
| Has conceptual framework been studied extensively (via research)? | |
| If abstract language is used, does it compromise the utility of the theory? |
| Criteria 4: Major concepts of the conceptual framework are identified and defined | |
| Are metaparadigm concepts clearly identifiable and defined? | |
| Are concepts related to nursing practice? | |
| Are the definitions of major concepts consistent with what we know of nursing practice? | |
| Are definitions consistent with other conceptual frameworks? | |
| Are concepts consistent with nursing and nursing practice? |
| Criteria 5: Does the theoretical knowledge influence and demonstrate congruence with nursing practice? | |
| Does the theoretical knowledge influence nursing practice? | |
| Is relationship between the theory and practice clear? | |
| Can conceptual framework inform your practice? | |
| Is theory congruent with nursing’s historical perspective, ethical standards, and social policy? |
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