Nursing models, theories and practice / Hugh P. McKenna, Oliver D. Slevin.
Material type: TextSeries: Vital notes for nursesPublication details: Chichester : Blackwell, 2008.Description: x, 238 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:- 9781405137027 (pbk.) :
- 9781405137027 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 1405137029 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 610.7301 22
- RT84.5 .M38 2008
- 2008 G-306
- WY 86
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-234) and index.
Introduction : the case for theory in nursing -- Theory from practice or practice from theory? -- Knowing and knowledge : importance for nursing -- Nursing theories and nursing roles -- Nursing theories or nursing models? -- Nursing theories and interpersonal relationships -- Selecting a suitable therory -- Research-based theories or theory-based research? -- Evaluating nursing theories.
'Nursing Theory' enables students to analyse and evaluate nursing theories, and explores how nurses select appropriate theories for practice. It draws on up-to-date research and theoretical literature, and encourages students to view theories from a broad conceptual base.
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