An introduction to theory and reasoning in nursing / Betty M. Johnson, PhD, Professor Emeritus and Former Chair, Department of Nursing, The University of Virginia's College at Wise, Wise, Virginia, Pamela B. Webber, PhD, APRN, BC, FNP, Professor, Division of Nursing, Shenandoah University, Winchester Virginia
Edition
Fourth edition
Published
Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Health, [2015]
xxiii, 340 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Contents
An introduction -- Language, meanings, structure, and relationships -- Theory, research, and reasoning -- Reasoning and technology -- Support theory -- Foundations of nursing theory -- Nursing theory -- Theory evaluation -- Introduction to research -- Theory and practice -- Multidisciplinary theory -- The future