ISBN:
9780443110320
Copyright:
2026
Publication Date:
08-04-2025
Page Count:
616
Imprint:
Elsevier
List Price:
$101.99
Nursing Theorists and Their Work, 11th Edition
by Martha Raile Alligood, RN, PhD, ANEF and Sonya R. Hardin, PhD APRN NP-C FAAN
Paperback
ISBN:
9780443110320
Copyright:
2026
Publication Date:
08-04-2025
Page Count:
616
Imprint:
Elsevier
List Price:
$101.99
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A collection of the thinking and the work of 39 leading nursing theorists in one comprehensive text! Nursing Theorists and Their Work, 11th Edition, provides a clear, in-depth look at nursing theories of historical and international significance. Each chapter presents a key nursing theory or philosophy, showing how systematic theoretical knowledge guides clinical decision making, professionalism, and quality of care. A classic in the field of nursing theory, this text uses objective critiques, case studies, points for further study, and critical thinking activities to bridge the gap between nursing theory and application.
A collection of the thinking and the work of 39 leading nursing theorists in one comprehensive text! Nursing Theorists and Their Work, 11th Edition, provides a clear, in-depth look at nursing theories of historical and international significance. Each chapter presents a key nursing theory or philosophy, showing how systematic theoretical knowledge guides clinical decision making, professionalism, and quality of care. A classic in the field of nursing theory, this text uses objective critiques, case studies, points for further study, and critical thinking activities to bridge the gap between nursing theory and application.
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- New information on international theorists will be included
- New information the topic of clinical reasoning and judgment and how it relates to the various theories presented will be included
- The new AACN Essentials will be addressed and included where appropriate throughout the text
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- NEW! Information on the state of nursing in health care after COVID-19 illustrates how nursing knowledge development continues to evolve, with new theories that address current health care needs for quality nursing care
- Theorist chapters written by scholars specializing in that theorist’s work — often having worked closely with the theorists — provide the most accurate and complete information possible
- Case studies at the end of each theorist chapter present the theory in a specific clinical perspective, demonstrating how it can be applied in practice
- Critical thinking activities at the end of each theorist chapter help students to process the theory presented and apply it to personal and hypothetical nursing practice situations
- Theory-specific diagrams help students visualize and better understand inherently abstract concepts and their relationships
- Major Concepts & Definitions boxes outline a theory’s most significant ideas and clarifies vocabulary
- Brief summary sections help students review for tests and validate comprehension
- Points for Further Study sections direct students to sources of additional information
- A diagram in each unit illustrates the level of abstraction of the theoretical knowledge presented
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UNIT I Evolution of Nursing Theories
1. Introduction to Nursing Theory: Its History and Significance
UNIT II Nursing Philosophies
2. Nursing Theorists of Historical Significance
3. History of Nursing Science
4. Theory Development Process
5. The Structure and Analysis of Specialized Nursing Knowledge
UNIT III Nursing Conceptual Models
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 Caring
UNIT IV Theories and Grand Theories
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 Theory of Goal Attainment
16. Betty Neuman: Systems Model
17. Sister Callista Roy: Adaptation Model
18. Dorothy Johnson: Behavioral System Model
UNIT V Middle-Range 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. Madeleine M. Leininger: Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality
23. Margaret A. Newman: Health as Expanding Consciousness
24. Rosemarie Rizzo Parse: Humanbecoming
25. C. Erickson, Evelyn M. Tomlin, Mary Ann P. Swain: Modeling and Role-Modeling
26. Gladys L. Husted and James H. Husted: Symphonological Bioethical Theory
UNIT VI The Future of Nursing Theory
37. State of the Art and Science of Nursing Theory -
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