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Understanding the Nursing Metaparadigm [Video]

Nursing metaparadigm video: This is a narrated slide video podcast version of my blog post: What is the Nursing Metaparadigm?  I used that blog post as the script – mostly – for this video. I did add some extra clarification in spots to this video that is not written in blog post

The Four Nursing Metaparadigm Concepts

What is the Nursing Metaparadigm?

Metaparadigms. Theoretical frameworks. Conceptual models. Assumptions. Propositions. Concepts. These are all terms that every nursing student needs to understand and apply for nursing theory class. This post explains what a metaparadigm is, which phenomena define the four nursing metaparadigms, and provide examples of the metaparadigm concepts from selected nursing theorists. If