Synopses & Reviews
Designed for one of the core courses taught in all graduate nursing programs, this text is the most contemporary, concise, and readable nursing theory textbook on the market. It presents historical perspectives on the development of nursing theory, assessments of concept and theory development and theory evaluation, middle-range theories, and shared theories from other disciplines in the sociologic, behavioral, and biomedical sciences, focusing on the application of theory. Learning features found throughout the text include case studies and end-of-chapter summaries that help to reinforce essential concepts.
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'-- 2nd Edition review: \"It offers a succinct approach to basic study of philosophy, concept and theory development as related to nursing. It then provides a range of theories from a variety of sciences. It provides a framework in which to view nursing theorists and theories and does a nice job of presenting key components of these theories in a standardized format.\"'
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'-- 2nd Edition review: \"It is well organized and the topic areas are thorough. The authors clearly and succinctly present information relevant to the topics at hand. The use of subheadings was particularly helpful in guiding the flow of content. The tables provided were also very helpful in highlighting key concepts and in the provision of definitions. I thought the book provided extremely helpful resources after each chapter, such as internet site addresses directly relevant to the content discussed. Overall, every aspect of this book, content and format, was very good.\"'
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'-- 2nd Edition review \"There\'s a good foundational discussion in Chap. 1. The discussion of philosophy--theory development--analysis is well developed. The inclusion of new contemporary theories...\"'
Synopsis
This text is the most contemporary and comprehensive Nursing Theory textbook on the market today. Written in an easily understood style, it reflects current content course needs by addressing the underlying information needed to understand and apply theory to practice. One of the most popular aspects of this text is how it presents shared theories from other disciplines—such as the sociological, behavioral, and biomedical sciences—and relates them to nursing practice, research, education, and administration.
Table of Contents
UNIT I Introduction to Theory
- CHAPTER 1 Philosophy, Science, and Nursing
- CHAPTER 2 Overview of Theory in Nursing
- CHAPTER 3 Concept Development: Clarifying Meaning of Terms
- CHAPTER 4 Theory Development: Structuring Conceptual Relationships in Nursing
- CHAPTER 5 Theory Analysis and Evaluation
UNIT II Nursing Theories
- CHAPTER 6 Overview of Grand Nursing Theories
- CHAPTER 7 Grand Nursing Theories Based on Human Needs
- CHAPTER 8 Grand Nursing Theories Based on Interactive Process
- CHAPTER 9 Grand Nursing Theories Based on Unitary Process
- CHAPTER 10 Introduction to Middle Range Nursing Theories
- CHAPTER 11 Overview of Selected Middle Range Nursing Theories
UNIT III Borrowed Theories Used by Nurses
- CHAPTER 12 Theories From the Sociologic Sciences
- CHAPTER 13 Theories From the Behavioral Sciences
- CHAPTER 14 Theories From the Biomedical Sciences
- CHAPTER 15 Theories, Models, and Frameworks From Administration and Management
- CHAPTER 16 Learning Theories
UNIT IV Application of Theory in Nursing
- CHAPTER 17 Application of Theory in Nursing Practice
- CHAPTER 18 Application of Theory in Nursing Research
- CHAPTER 19 Application of Theory in Nursing Administration and Management
- CHAPTER 20 Application of Theory in Nursing Education
- CHAPTER 21 Future Issues in Nursing Theory