Patterns of Nursing Theories in Practice

Patterns of Nursing Theories in Practice
Author: Marilyn E. Parker
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Total Pages: 334
Release: 1993
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780887376009

This companion to Nursing Theories in Practice presents the main tenets of each major nursing theory and its role in practice. It provides significant examples of transcultural and transpersonal nursing care.

Nursing Theories

Nursing Theories
Author: Kathleen Masters
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Total Pages: 424
Release: 2014-07-15
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1284041409

Covers the work of those who have been central to nursing theory for decades as well as many newer theorists. The text draws content from topics such as philosophy, conceptual models and the middle range theories of nursing.

Knowledge Development in Nursing

Knowledge Development in Nursing
Author: Peggy L. Chinn
Publisher: Mosby
Total Pages: 560
Release: 2017-12-04
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780323530613

Apply the five patterns of knowing to improve patient care! Knowledge Development in Nursing: Theory and Process, 10th Edition helps you understand nursing theory and its links with nursing research and practice. It examines the principles of knowledge development, from the relationship between patterns of knowing to their use in evidence-based nursing care. Written by nursing educators Peggy Chinn and Maeona Kramer, this unique book is updated with new examples from clinical practice. 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. 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.

Health as Expanding Consciousness

Health as Expanding Consciousness
Author: Margaret A. Newman
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Total Pages: 204
Release: 1999-09
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780763712778

For the author of this book, disease is not an "enemy" that strikes a "victim." Rather, health and disease comprise a unitary whole of individual and environment. Health as Expanding Consciousness is an inspiration to those seeking a full experience of personal health.

Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice

Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice
Author: Marlaine C Smith
Publisher: F.A. Davis
Total Pages: 577
Release: 2019-10-02
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0803699859

Noted nursing scholars explore the historical and contemporary theories that are the foundation of nursing practice today. The 5th Edition, continues to meet the needs of today’s students with an expanded focus on the middle range theories and practice models that link theory to clinical practice. You’ll explore the role of these theories in the real-world to see how they guide nursing practice.

Philosophies and Theories for Advanced Nursing Practice

Philosophies and Theories for Advanced Nursing Practice
Author: Janie B. Butts
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Total Pages: 675
Release: 2013-12-26
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1284041360

Philosophies and Theories for Advanced Nursing Practice, Second Edition was developed as an essential resource for advance practice students in master’s and doctoral programs. This text is appropriate for students needing an introductory understanding of philosophy and how a theory is constructed as well as students and nurses who understand theory at an advanced level. The Second Edition discusses the AACN DNP essentials which is critical for DNP students as well as PhD students who need a better understanding of the DNP-educated nurse’s role. Philosophies and Theories for Advanced Nursing Practice, Second Edition covers a wide variety of theories in addition to nursing theories. Coverage of non-nursing related theory is beneficial to nurses because of the growing national emphasis on collaborative, interdisciplinary patient care. The text includes diagrams, tables, and discussion questions to help students understand and reinforce core content.

Nursing Theories in Practice

Nursing Theories in Practice
Author: Marilyn E. Parker
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Total Pages: 320
Release: 1990
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780887374975

A collection of papers culled from the South Florida Theorist Conferences held Spring 1989 and 1990.

The Relationship of Theory and Research

The Relationship of Theory and Research
Author: Jacqueline Fawcett
Publisher: F A Davis Company
Total Pages: 398
Release: 1999
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780803604063

This Print on Demand title is available exclusively through Amazon.com. This text fills a major gap in the literature of most disciplines by presenting a detailed discussion of the reciprocal relationship of conceptual models and theories with research models. It also emphasizes information needed by both novice and accomplished scholars for the analysis and evaluation of research reports and proposals for new studies.

Vital Notes for Nurses

Vital Notes for Nurses
Author: Hugh McKenna
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2011-11-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1118305922

Vital Notes for Nurses: Nursing Models, Theories and Practiceprovides a concise, accessible introduction to the development,application and evaluation of nursing theories and clearly outlinestheir relevance to everyday nursing practice. It encourages thereader to view theories from a broader conceptual base, enablingthem to be more objective when it comes to clinical practice. Suitable for nursing students and newly qualified nurses, theauthors explore the relationship between nursing theories andpractice, specifically analysing their origins, development,selection and use. It discusses how nursing theories evolve, howthey relate to nursing roles, how to select a nursing theoryrelevant to your practice, and how to evaluate theoriescritically. Key Features: • Clearly examines the relationship between nursingtheory, clinical practice and nursing roles • Written in a clear, accessible style which assumes no priorknowledge • Useful to all nursing students on the common foundationprogramme as well as newly qualified nurses. • Each chapter includes features such as activities, casestudies and learning objectives • In the Vital Notes for Nurses series

Nursing Theories

Nursing Theories
Author: Julia B. George
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Total Pages: 372
Release: 1985
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780136274070