NSG 389 Clinical Practicum
CLINICAL CONCEPT ORGANIZING FRAMEWORK
Introduction
The clinical concept organizing framework enables nurses to identify their own philosophic beliefs about a set of concepts fundamental to nursing practice and to compare their beliefs (values) about those concepts with statements made by nurse experts and non-nurse experts about the same concepts. Fundamental nursing concepts are: Persons, Nursing, Health, Environment, and Learning. The following table illustrates the format for clinical concept organizing framework comparisons.
The purpose of working with the clinical concept organizing framework is to stimulate nurses to think about beliefs they hold, how those beliefs drive their practice, how their beliefs are associated with the work of nurse experts, and how their beliefs are associated with ideas in human experience.
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Registered Nurse |
Nurse Expert |
Non-Nurse Expert |
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| Nursing |
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| Health |
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| Environment |
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| Learning |
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last updated: 23 July 1997