Structure of Nursing Knowledge

• 5 components The components of the structural

1. Metaparadigm hierarchy are made up of concepts
and propositions
2. Philosophies Concept- is a word or phrase that
3. Conceptual Models summarizes the essential
4. Theories characteristics or properties of a
phenomenon.
5. Empirical Indicators
Proposition- is a statement about a
concept or a statement of the
relation between two or more or
different concepts.
Metaparadigm
• The first component of the • “Meta” means with and
structural hierarchy of knowledge “Paradigm” means pattern of
• It is the most abstract component shared understanding and
of the structural hierarchy assumption
• The concepts and propositions of
a metaparadigm are admittedly
extremely global and provide no
definitive direction for such
activities s research and clinical
practice.
Metaparadigm
The METAPARADIGM OF NURSING • 4 Concepts of Metaparadigm of
is made up of four concepts, four Nursing
non relational propositions, and Person
four relational propositions.
Environment
Health
Nursing
Metaparadigm of Nursing
• 4 Non-relational Propositions
1. The metaparadigm concept person
refers to the individuals, families,
communities, and other groups who
are participants in nursing.
2. The metaparadigm concept
environment refers to the person’s
significant others and physical
surroundings, as well as to the setting
in which nursing occurs, which ranges
from the person’s home to clinical
agencies to society as a whole.
3. The metaparadigm concept health
refers to the person’s state of well-
being at the time that nursing occurs,
which can range from high-level
wellness to terminal illness.
4. The metaparadigm concept nursing
refers to the definition of nursing, the
actions taken by nurses on behalf of or
in conjunction with the person, and the
goals or outcomes of nursing actions.
Metaparadigm of Nursing
• 4 Relational Propositions
1. The discipline of nursing is
concerned with the principles and
laws that govern the life-process,
wellbeing, and optimal functioning
of human beings, sick or well
2. The discipline of nursing is
concerned with the patterning of
human behavior in interaction with
the environment in normal life
events and critical life situations.
3. The discipline of nursing is
concerned with the nursing actions
or processes by which positive
changes in health status are effected.
4. The discipline of nursing is
concerned with the wholeness or
health of human beings, or health of
the human being that they are in
continuous interaction with their
environments.