| Description |
807 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Positioning for the journey -- On being and becoming a scholar -- Theory: metaphors, symbols, definitions -- From can't to Kant: barriers and forces toward theoretical thinking -- On the way to theoretical nursing: stages and milestones -- Nursing theory: mirror, microscope, or telescope -- Theory development: sources, resources, and paradoxes -- Strategies for concept development -- Strategies for theory development -- Developing middle range and situation-specific theories: exemplars -- A model for evaluation of theories: description, analysis, critique, testing, and support -- On nursing clients -- On interactions -- On human being-environment interactions -- On nursing therapeutics -- The discipline of nursing: a perspective, a domain, and definitions -- Our syntax: an epistemological analysis -- Development and progress: theories and challenges -- Historical writings in theory -- Historical and current theory bibliography |
| Summary |
"With this comprehensive review of nursing theory, you'll explore both historical and contemporary perspectives on the nature, scope, and mission of nursing care. This text guides you through the evolution of nursing's theoretical foundations and examines the ways in which these principles influence the practice of the discipline."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Nursing -- Philosophy.
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| LC no. |
2006010334 |
| ISBN |
9780781736732 alkaline paper |
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0781736730 alkaline paper |
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