Understand the thinking of 39 leading nursing theorists in one comprehensive text! Nursing Theorists and Their Work, Eleventh Edition, provides a clear, in-depth look at nursing theories of historical and international significance. Each chapter pres
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Understand the thinking of 39 leading nursing theorists in one comprehensive text! Nursing Theorists and Their Work, Eleventh 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 evidence enhances decision making, professionalism, and quality of care. Lead author Martha Raile Alligood is known nationally and internationally for her expertise in nursing theory. A classic in the field of nursing theory, this text uses objective critiques, case studies, and critical thinking activities to bridge the gap between nursing theory and application in the practice of nursing.
Understand the thinking of 39 leading nursing theorists in one comprehensive text! Nursing Theorists and Their Work,Eleventh 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 evidence enhances decision making, professionalism, and quality of care. Lead author Martha Raile Alligood is known nationally and internationally for her expertise in nursing theory. A classic in the field of nursing theory, this text uses objective critiques, case studies, and critical thinking activities to bridge the gap between nursing theory and application in the practice of nursing.
New to this edition
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
Key Features
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 larger perspective, demonstrating how it can be applied in practice
Critical thinking activities at the end of each theorist chapter help you to process the theory presented and apply it to personal and hypothetical nursing practice situations
Theory-specific diagrams help you visualize and better understand inherently abstract concepts and their relationships
Major Concepts and Definitions boxes outline a theory’s most significant ideas and clarifies vocabulary
Brief summary sections offer valuable review for tests and validate comprehension
Points for Further Study sections direct you to sources of additional information
A diagram in each unit illustrates the level of abstraction of the theoretical knowledge presented
Author Information
By Martha Raile Alligood, RN, PhD, ANEF, Professor Emeritus School of Nursing East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina, USA and Sonya R. Hardin, PhD APRN NP-C FAAN, Dean, School of Nursing, University of Louisville, USA
By Martha Raile Alligood, RN, PhD, ANEF, Professor Emeritus School of Nursing East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina, USA and Sonya R. Hardin, PhD APRN NP-C FAAN, Dean, School of Nursing, University of Louisville, USA
UNIT I: EVOLUTION OF NURSING THEORIES 1. Introduction to Nursing Theory: Its History and Significance 2. Nursing Theorists of Historical Significance 3. History of Nursing Science 4. Development Process 5. The Structure and Analysis of Specialized Nursing Knowledge
UNIT II: NURSING PHILOSOPHIES 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 Clinical Nursing Practice 10. Kari Martinsen: Philosophy of Caring 11. Katie Eriksson: Theory of Caritative Caring
UNIT III: NURSING CONCEPTUAL MODELS 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 IV: THEORIES AND GRAND 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. Helen C. Erickson, Evelyn M. Tomlin, and Mary Ann P. Swain: Modeling and Role-Modeling 26. Gladys L. Husted and James H. Husted: Symphonological Bioethical Theory
UNIT V: MIDDLE RANGE THEORIES 27. Ramona T. Mercer: Maternal Role Attainment — Becoming a Mother 28. Merle Mishel: Uncertainty in Illness Theory 29. Pamela G. Reed: Self Transcendence Theory 30. Carolyn L. Weiner and Marilyn J. Dodd: Theory of Illness Trajectory 31. Georgene Gaskill Eakes, Mary Lermann Burke, and Margaret A. Hainsworth: Theory of Chronic Sorrow 32. Phil Barker: The Tidal Model of Mental Health Recovery 33. Katharine Kolcaba: Theory of Comfort 34. Cheryl Tatano Beck: Postpartum Depression Theory 35. Kristen M. Swanson: Theory of Caring 36. Cornelia M. Ruland and Shirley M. Moore: Peaceful End-of-Life Theory
UNIT VI: THE FUTURE OF NURSING THEORY 37. State of the Art and Science of Nursing Theory
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