ISBN:
9780323530552
Copyright:
2018
Publication Date:
12-14-2017
Page Count:
560
Imprint:
Mosby
List Price:
$78.99
Knowledge Development in Nursing - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card), 10th Edition
by Peggy L. Chinn, PhD, RN, FAAN and Maeona K. Kramer, APRN, PhD
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ISBN:
9780323530552
Copyright:
2018
Publication Date:
12-14-2017
Page Count:
560
Imprint:
Mosby
List Price:
$78.99
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Help your students apply the five types of knowledge to nursing care! Knowledge Development in Nursing: Theory and Process, 10th Edition examines explores nursing knowledge theory development and its links with application to nursing research and improved patient care. It examines describes the principles of knowledge development patterns of knowing, from the relationship between patterns of knowing them to their use in evidence-based practice. Written by nursing educators Peggy Chinn and Maeona Kramer, this unique text is updated with new examples from clinical practice.
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- Coverage of the five Patterns of Knowing includes empiric, personal, aesthetic, ethical, and emancipatory knowledge, defining the different types of knowledge and how they relate to each other.
- Full-color map in the book and online animation depict how the patterns of knowing are related.
- Think About It questions sharpen your understanding of the emancipatory knowing process of praxis — a synthesis of thoughtful reflection, caring, and action.
- Discussion of evidence-based practice provides examples of how the five patterns of knowing may be applied to nursing practice.
- Interpretive summaries highlight the interrelatedness of all patterns of knowing, making it easier to master all dimensions of knowing.
- A glossary defines the key terms and concepts of nursing theory.
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- NEW! Updated real-life examples bring complex concepts to life.
- NEW! Embedded prompts promote understanding and reflection: Why is this important?, Consider this, Imagine this, and Discuss this.
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Preface
1. Nursing’s Fundamental Patterns of Knowing
2. The History of Knowledge Development in Nursing
3. Emancipatory Knowledge Development
4. Ethical Knowledge Development
5. Personal Knowledge Development
6. Aesthetic Knowledge Development
7. Empiric Knowledge Development
8. Description and Critical Reflection of Empiric Theory
9. Knowledge Authentication Processes
10. Integrated Expression of Knowledge in Practice
11. Integrated Expressions: Strengthening the Discipline
Appendix: Interpretive Summary: Examples of Broad Theoretic Frameworks Defining the Scope, Philosophy, and General Characteristics of Nursing
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