Theoretical nursing : development and progress / Afaf Ibrahim Meleis.
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TextPublication details: Philadelphia, Pa. ; London : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2005.Edition: 3rd ed., rev. reprintDescription: xx, 739 p. ; 25 cmISBN: - 9780781757676 (hbk.) :
- 0781757673
- 610.73 MEL
- RT84.5.M45
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection | 610.73 MEL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 126886 |
Previous ed.: Philadelphia, Pa.: Lippincott, 1997.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 517-700).
Filmography: (p. 700-704).
PART 1: Our theoretical journey:- 1. Introduction--The theoretical journey--Organization of the book--On a personal note--2. Theory: who needs it. . . What is it?--The destination: Theory and theoretical thinking--Definitions--Types of theories--Uses of theory--PART 2: Our theoretical heritage:- 3. On the way to theoretical nursing: stages and milestone--Stages in nursing progress--Milestones in theory development--Conclusion--4. From can\'t to kant: The fantastic voyage:- Barriers to theory development--Forces as resources--Conclusion--5. Toward the development of the discipline of nursing: Epistemological issues--Theoretical growth: Revolution, evolution, or integration--From the received view to the perceived view--Truth: from correspondence to weltanschauung--Conclusion--PART 3: Our Discipline and its structure:- 6. Nursing perspective:- Nursing: A human science--Nursing: A practice-orientated discipline--Nursing: A caring discipline--Nursing: A health-orientated discipline--Conclusion--7. The domain of nursing knowledge:- Domains: A definition--Nursing defined--Conclusion--8. Bedpans and spinoza: sources, resources, and paradoxes:- Sources: for theory development--Resources--Identifying domain paradoxes--Conclusion--9. Patterns of knowing: The syntax of the discipline:- Ways of knowing--Patterns of understanding--Perspectives on knowing--Patterns of theorizing--Ways of knowing and models for metatheory--Conclusion--PART 4: Our Scholarship:- 10. Hypatia, Hatshipsut, and nurses as scholars:- Scholarliness in nursing--Nurses as scholars--Scholarliness redefined--Conclusion--11. Nursing theory: an elusive mirage or a mirror of reality:-Images of nursing--Theories\' primary focus--Images of nurses and the roles they play--Areas of agreement among and between theorists and schools of thought--Conclusion--PART 5: Our Epistemology:- 12. Strategies for concept development--Concept exploration--Concept clarification--Concept analysis--From phenomenon to theory--Conclusion--13. Strategies for theory development:- Theory development: existing strategies--Theory-Practice-Theory strategy--Practice-theory strategy--Research-Theory strategy--Theory-research-Theory strategy--An integrated approach to theory development--Tools for concept and theory development--Conclusion--14. A model for evaluation of theories: Description, analysis, critique, testing and support:- Description--Analysis--Critique of theory-- Theory testing--Theory support--Conclusion--PART 6: Our pioneers: The theorists and the theories:- 15. On Nursing clients--Dorothy Johnson- Theory description--Theory analysis--Theory critique--Theory testing--Sister Callista Roy: Theory description--Theory analysis--Theory critique--Theory testing--Betty Neuman: Theory description--Theory analysis--Theory critique--Theory testing--16. On human being- Environment interactions: Martha Rogers: Theory description --Theory analysis--Theory critique--Theory testing--17. On Interactions: Imogene King - A theory of Goal Attainment--Ida Orlando--Josephine Paterson and Loretta Zderad--Joyce Travelbee--Ernestine Wiedenbach--18. On Nursing Therapeutics: Myra Levine--Dorothea Orem--PART 7: Our Theoretical Future (A holograph of past and present):- 19. Theoretical Thinking and Practical Wisdom: Challenges for the future:- Challenges--Theoretical Nursing and Theory development--Theoretical Nursing and Nursing Education--Theoretical nursing and nursing administration--New stages . . . New milestones--Milestones--The end for now! On practical wisdom--PART 8: Our theoretical literature:- 20. Analysis of theoretical writing in nursing:- Section 1: Abstracts of writings in metatheory, 1960- 1984--Section 11: Abstracts of writings in nursing theory, 1960-1984--Dorothy Johnson--Myra Levine--Dorothea Orem--Martha Rogers--Sister Callista Roy--Joyce Travelbee--21. Metatheory and Theory Bibliography:- Theory and Theorizing in nursing--Nursing theory and theorists--Paradigms that have influenced nursing--Video and Audio tapes on theory.