Part I INTRODUCTION TO THEORY IN NURSING
Chapter 1 What is Nursing Theory?
Chapter 2 Why are Theories Important in Nursing?
Chapter 3 The Development of Nursing Theory
Chapter 4 Evaluating a Theory for Usefulness
Part II THEORIES THAT DEFINE NURSING OR DISCUSS NURSING IN A GENERAL SENSE (PHILOSOPHIES)
Chapter 5 Using the Art of Georges Seurat to Envision Philosophies
Chapter 6 Florence Nightingale’s Definition of Nursing
Chapter 7 Virginia Henderson’s Definition of Nursing
Chapter 8 Ernestine Wiedenbach’s Helping Art of Clinical Nursing
Chapter 9 Jean Watson’s Theory of Human/Transpersonal Caring
Part III THEORIES ABOUT BROAD NURSING PRACTICE AREAS: GRAND THEORIES
Chapter 10 Using Mandala Art to Envision Grand Theories
Chapter 11 Myra Estrin Levine’s Conversation Model
Chapter 12 Betty Neuman’s Systems Model
Chapter 13 Sister Callista Roy’s Adaptation Model
Chapter 14 Dorothea Orem’s Self-Care Model
Chapter 15 Madeleine Leininger’s Culture Care: Diversity and Universality Theory
Part IV THEORIES ABOUT SPECIFIC NURSING ACTIONS, PROCESSES, OR CONCEPTS:MIDDLE-RANGE THEORIES
Chapter 16 Using Origami Art to Envision Middle Range Theories
Chapter 17 Ida Jean Orlando’s Nursing Process Theory
Chapter 18 Katherine Kolcaba’s Theory of Comfort
Chapter 19 Nola Pender’s Health Promotion Model
Chapter 20 Hildegard Peplau’s Interpersonal Relations in Nursing
Chapter 21 Imogene King – Conceptual Systems and Theory of Goal Attainment
Chapter 22 Patricia Benner - Model of Skill Acquisition in Nursing
Part V THEORIES THAT DEFY CLASSIFICATION
Chapter 23 Envisioning Theories that Defy Classification through Space Photography
Chapter 24 Martha Rogers’ Unitary Human Beings
Chapter 25 Margaret Newman’s Health as Expanding Consciousness
Chapter 26 Rosemarie Rizzo Parse – Theory of Human Becoming
Part VI CONCLUSION
Chapter 27 Further Development of Nursing Theory
Chapter 28 Use of Information Technology among Nursing Theorists
Chapter 29 Pioneering Nursing Theory on the World Wide Web
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