NSE11 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Abductive Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, Operational Definition
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Evolved since to also mean organized information that is intended to explain phenomena and engage in reasoning. Theory provides structure for thinking and behavior informing what you do as a nurse. Helps you solve problems and answer questions, explore and explain phenomena. Explain past events and predict future events, and develop an element of control. Theories on how to take blood pressure. Theories on why patients experience depression post heart surgery. Observable connections/relationships between objects, event, people, or ideas. Phenomenon have two or more objects, events, people, etc. , that are in relationship with one another. Noumena focused on perception as opposed to observation. Are similar to phenomena in that there is awareness of a connection or relationships between objects, events, people, or ideas, but the connection or relationship is more of a. The connection is intangible and cannot always be clearly identified in the form of facts; however, it may be perceived as being just as real.
