Nursing Theorists and Their Work - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 9th Edition
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource
A classic text is back with fresh coverage of nursing theories, critiques, and philosophies. Nursing Theorists and Their Work, 9th Edition provides students with an in-depth look at 39 theorists of historical, international, and significant importance. This new edition further engages students with exceptional readability, new case studies and critical thinking activities, and objective critiques of nursing theories to bridge the gap between theory and application. In addition, the six levels of abstraction (philosophy, conceptual models, grand theory, theory, middle-range theory, and future of nursing theory) are graphically depicted throughout the book to help students understand the context of the various theories.
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- NEW! Updated research and findings incorporate new content along with more examples and clinical correlations.
- NEW! History of Nursing Science chapter emphasizes nursing science updates
- UNIQUE! Graphical depiction of the six levels of abstraction (philosophy, conceptual models, grand theory, theory, middle-range theory, and future of nursing theory) helps students understand the context of the various theories.
- Each theorist chapter is written by a scholar specializing in that particular theorist’s work, often having worked closely with the theorists, to provide the most accurate and complete information possible.
- A case study at the end of each theorist chapter puts the theory into a larger perspective, demonstrating for students how it can be applied to practice.
- Critical Thinking Activities at the end of each theorist chapter help your students process the theory presented and apply it to personal and hypothetical practice situations.
- Diagrams for theories help students visualize and better understand inherently abstract concepts.
- NEW! Improved readability and increased use of subheadings make the narrative even more concise, direct, and accessible to today’s nursing student.
- A Brief Summary in each theorist chapter helps students review for exams and confirm their comprehension.
- A Major Concepts & Definitions box included in each theorist chapter outlines the theory’s most significant ideas and clarifies content-specific vocabulary.
- Points for Further Study at the end of each chapter direct students to available resources for additional information.
- Quotes from the theorists make each complex theory more memorable.
- An extensive bibliography at the conclusion of each theorist chapter outlines numerous primary and secondary sources of information for further study.
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- NEW! Improved writing style and increased use of subheadings make the narrative more concise, direct, and accessible.
- NEW! Updated research and findings incorporate new content along with more examples and clinical correlations.
- NEW! History of Nursing Science chapter emphasizes nursing science updates
- UNIQUE! Graphical depiction of the six levels of abstraction (philosophy, conceptual models, grand theory, theory, middle-range theory, and future of nursing theory) helps you to understand the context of the various theories.
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UNIT I: EVOLUTION OF NURSING THEORETICAL WORKS
1. Introduction to Nursing Theory: Its History and Significance
2. Nursing Theorists of Historical Significance
3. History of Nursing Science
4. Theory Development Process
5. The Structure and Analysis of Specialized Nursing KnowledgeUNIT II: NURSING PHILOSOPHIES
6. Florence Nightingale: Modern Nursing
7. Jean Watson: Watson’s Philosophy and Theory of Transpersonal Caring
8. Marilyn Anne Ray: Theory of Bureaucratic Caring
9. Patricia Benner: Caring, Clinical Wisdom, and Ethics in Nursing Practice
10. Kari Martinsen: Philosophy of Caring
11. Katie Eriksson: Theory of Caritative CaringUNIT III: NURSING MODELS
12. Myra Estrin Levine: The Conservation Model
13. Martha E. Rogers: Unitary Human Beings
14. Dorothea E. Orem: Self-Care Deficit Theory of Nursing
15. Imogene M. King: Conceptual System and Middle Range Theory of Goal Attainment
16. Betty Neuman: Systems Model
17. Sister Callista Roy: Adaptation Model
18. Dorothy Johnson: Behavioral System ModelUNIT IV: NURSING THEORIES
19. Anne Boykin and Savina O. Schoenhofer: The Theory of Nursing as Caring: A Model for Transforming Practice
20. Afaf Ibrahim Meleis: Transitions Theory
21. Nola J. Pender: Health Promotion Model
22. Madeline M. Leininger: Culture Care Theory of Diversity and Universality
23. Margaret A. Newman: Health as Expanding Consciousness
24. Rosemarie Rizzo Parse: Humanbecoming
25. Helen C. Erickson, Evelyn M. Tomlin, Mary Ann P. Swain: Modeling and Role-Modeling
26. Gladys L. Husted and James H. Husted: Symphonological Bioethical TheoryUNIT V: MIDDLE RANGE THEORIES
27. Ramona T. Mercer: Maternal Role Attainment—Becoming a Mother
28. Merle Mishel: Uncertainty in Illness Theory
29. Pamela G. Reed: Self-Transcendence Theory
30. Carolyn L. Wiener and Marilyn J. Dodd: Theory of Illness Trajectory
31. Georgene Gaskill Eakes, Mary Lermann Burke, and Margaret A. Hainsworth: Theory of Chronic Sorrow
32. Phil Barker: The Tidal Model of Mental Health Recovery
33. Katherine Kolcaba: Theory of Comfort
34. Cheryl Tatano Beck: Postpartum Depression Theory
35. Kristen M. Swanson: Theory of Caring
36. Cornelia M. Ruland and Shirley M. Moore: Peaceful End-of-Life TheoryUNIT VI: FUTURE OF NURSING THEORY
37. State of the Art and Science of Nursing Theory
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