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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.

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Introduction to Theory	p. 1
Philosophy, Science, and Nursing	p. 2
Nursing as a Profession	p. 2
Nursing as an Academic Discipline	p. 3
Introduction to Science and Philosophy	p. 4
Science and Philosophical Schools of Thought	p. 7
Nursing Philosophy, Nursing Science, and Philosophy of Science in Nursing	p. 9
Knowledge Development and Nursing Science	p. ... MORE10
Research Methodology and Nursing Science	p. 14
Summary	p. 17
Case Study	p. 17
Overview of Theory in Nursing	p. 21
Overview of Theory	p. 22
The Importance of Theory in Nursing	p. 23
Terminology of Theory	p. 24
Historical Overview: Theory Development in Nursing	p. 24
Classification of Theories in Nursing	p. 30
Issues in Theory Development in Nursing	p. 37
Summary	p. 43
Concept Development: Clarifying Meaning of Terms	p. 46
The Concept of "Concept"	p. 47
Concept Analysis/Concept Development	p. 51
Strategies for Concept Analysis and Concept Development	p. 53
Summary	p. 64
Theory Development: Structuring Conceptual Relationships in Nursing	p. 68
Overview of Theory Development	p. 69
Categorizations of Theory	p. 69
Components of a Theory	p. 75
Theory Development	p. 78
Summary	p. 84
Theory Analysis and Evaluation	p. 89
Definition and Purpose of Theory Evaluation	p. 90
Historical Overview of Theory Analysis and Evaluation	p. 91
Comparisons of Methods	p. 99
Synthesized Method of Theory Evaluation	p. 99
Summary	p. 100
Nursing Theories	p. 107
Overview of Grand Nursing Theories	p. 108
Categorization of Conceptual Frameworks and Grand Theories	p. 110
Specific Categories of Models and Theories for This Unit	p. 115
Analysis Criteria for Grand Nursing Theories	p. 116
The Purpose of Critiquing Theories	p. 119
Summary	p. 119
Grand Nursing Theories Based on Human Needs	p. 121
Florence Nightingale: Nursing: What It Is and What It Is Not	p. 122
Virginia Henderson: The Principles and Practice of Nursing	p. 126
Faye G. Abdellah: Patient-Centered Approaches to Nursing	p. 128
Dorothea E. Orem: The Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory	p. 131
Dorothy Johnson: The Behavioral System Model	p. 135
Betty Neuman: The Neuman Systems Model	p. 139
Summary	p. 143
Grand Nursing Theories Based on Interactive Process	p. 148
The Conservation Model	p. 149
The Intersystem Model	p. 153
Modeling and Role-Modeling	p. 158
King's Conceptual System and Theory of Goal Attainment and Transactional Process	p. 161
Model of Nursing Based on Activities of Living	p. 165
The Roy Adaptation Model	p. 170
Caring Science as Sacred Science	p. 174
Summary	p. 178
Grand Nursing Theories Based on Unitary Process	p. 183
The Science of Unitary and Irreducible Human Beings	p. 184
Health as Expanding Consciousness	p. 188
The Theory of Human Becoming	p. 193
Summary	p. 199
Introduction to Middle Range Nursing Theories	p. 204
Purposes of Middle Range Theory	p. 205
Characteristics of Middle Range Theory	p. 206
Concepts and Relationships for Middle Range Theory	p. 207
Categorizing Middle Range Theory	p. 208
Development of Middle Range Theory	p. 208
Analysis and Evaluation of Middle Range Theory	p. 215
Summary	p. 216
Overview of Selected Middle Range Nursing Theories	p. 220
High Middle Range Theories	p. 221
Middle Middle Range Theories	p. 231
Low Middle Range Theories	p. 238
Summary	p. 242
Borrowed Theories Used by Nurses	p. 249
Theories From the Sociologic Sciences	p. 250
Exchange Theories	p. 251
Interactionist Frameworks	p. 256
Conflict Theories	p. 260
Chaos Theory	p. 266
Summary	p. 269
Theories From the Behavioral Sciences	p. 274
Psychodynamic Theories	p. 276
Behavioral and Cognitive-Behavioral Theories	p. 282
Humanistic Theories	p. 284
Stress Theories	p. 287
Social Psychology	p. 290
Summary	p. 295
Theories From the Biomedical Sciences	p. 300
Theories and Models of Disease Causation	p. 301
Theories and Principles Related to Physiology and Physical Functioning	p. 308
Summary	p. 319
Theories, Models, and Frameworks From Administration and Management	p. 322
Overview of Concepts of Leadership and Management	p. 323
Early Leadership Theories	p. 323
Contemporary Leadership Theories	p. 330
Organizational/Management Theories	p. 332
Motivational Theories	p. 333
Concepts of Power, Empowerment, and Change	p. 335
Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Processes	p. 338
Conflict Management	p. 340
Quality Control and Quality Improvement	p. 341
Evidence-Based Practice	p. 343
Summary	p. 344
Learning Theories	p. 348
What Is Learning?	p. 349
What is Teaching?	p. 350
Categorization of Learning Theories	p. 350
Behavioral Learning Theories	p. 351
Cognitive Learning Theories	p. 353
Summary of Learning Theories	p. 365
Learning Styles	p. 366
Principles of Learning	p. 367
Application of Learning Theories in Nursing	p. 368
Summary	p. 369
Application of Theory in Nursing	p. 373
Application of Theory in Nursing Practice	p. 374
Relationship Between Theory and Practice	p. 375
Theory-Based Nursing Practice	p. 376
The Theory-Practice Gap	p. 377
Practice Theories in Nursing	p. 380
Evidence-Based Practice	p. 383
Application of Theory in Nursing Practice	p. 386
Summary	p. 390
Application of Theory in Nursing Research	p. 393
Historical Overview of Research and Theory in Nursing	p. 394
Relationship Between Research and Theory	p. 395
Types of Theory and Corresponding Research	p. 397
How Theory Is Used in Research	p. 400
Nursing and Nonnursing Theories in Nursing Research	p. 406
Other Issues in Nursing Theory and Nursing Research	p. 408
Summary	p. 411
Application of Theory in Nursing Administration and Management	p. 414
Organizational Design	p. 415
Shared Governance	p. 418
Transformational Leadership in Nursing and in Health Care	p. 419
Patient Care Delivery Models	p. 420
Case Management	p. 427
Disease/Chronic Illness Management	p. 429
Quality Management	p. 431
Summary	p. 435
Application of Theory in Nursing Education	p. 459
Theoretical Issues in Nursing Curricula	p. 442
Theoretical Issues in Nursing Instruction	p. 449
Summary	p. 455
Future Issues in Nursing Theory	p. 459
Future Issues in Nursing Science	p. 461
Future Issues in Nursing Theory	p. 462
Theoretical Perspectives on Future Issues in Nursing Practice, Research, Administration and Management, and Education	p. 464
Summary	p. 470
Index	p. 473
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