Theoretical basis for nursing.

McEwen, Melanie. (Author). Wills, Evelyn M. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9781605473239 (pbk.)
ISBN: 1605473235 (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
xix, 508 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Edition: 3rd ed. /
Publisher: Philadelphia, PA : Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Health, c2011.

Content descriptions

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Formatted Contents Note:

Philosophy, science, and nursing / Melanie McEwen -- Overview of theory in nursing / Melanie McEwen -- Concept development : clarifying meaning of terms / Evelyn Wills and Melanie McEwen -- Theory development : structuring conceptual relationships in nursing / Melanie McEwen -- Theory analysis and evaluation / Melanie McEwen -- Overview of grand nursing theories / Evelyn Wills -- Grand nursing theories based on human needs / Evelyn Wills -- Grand nursing theories based on interactive process / Evelyn Wills -- Grand nursing theories based on unitary process / Evelyn Wills -- Introduction to middle range nursing theories / Melanie McEwen -- Overview of selected middle range nursing theories / Melanie McEwen -- Theories from the sociologic sciences / Grace M. Bielkiewicz -- Theories from the behavioral sciences / Martha Kuhns and Melanie McEwen -- Theories from the biomedical sciences / Melanie McEwen -- Theories, models, and frameworks from administration and management / Melinda Granger Oberleitner -- Learning theories / Evelyn Wills -- Application of theory in nursing practice / Melanie McEwen -- Application of theory in nursing research / Melanie McEwen -- Application of theory in nursing administration and management / Melinda Granger Oberleitner -- Application of theory in nursing education / Evelyn Wills -- Future issues in nursing theory / Melanie McEwen.