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Research • Statistic & Theory
Perspectives on Nursing Theory, Sixth Edition
Pamela G. Reed, RN, PhD, FAAN
978-1-60913-748-9 • October 2011 • Softbound • 7” x 10” • 23 Illus. • 22Tables
Perspectives on Nursing Theory, Sixth Edition
is a comprehensive
anthology of important articles addressing diverse theoretical and
philosophical perspectives on the nature of theory and knowledge
development in nursing. This informative and contemporary resource
features some of the most widely read and cited articles that facilitates
thought and discussion among nurses, researchers, students, and
teachers.
Features
• Features 52 of the most widely read and frequently cited articles
reflecting seminal, modern, and futuristic perspectives on nursing
theory.
• Includes new articles reflecting current, cutting-edge views of
nursing theory and trends.
• Includes biographical information about each author that provides
insight into the author’s perspective.
• Includes personal commentaries from each author that reflects their
current thinking on the subject matter.
• New articles on practice knowledge and practice-based theory.
• Unit introductions with discussion questions.
• The only anthology of its kind that offers the breadth of published
articles on diverse topics related to nursing theory.
Table of Contents
UNIT 1:
Structures of Nursing
Knowledge Development
Ch. 1: Nursing Theory and Practice:
Connecting the Dots
Ch. 2: Yes, Virginia, Nursing Does Have Laws
Ch. 3: Philosophy, Science, Theory:
Interrelationships and Implications for
Nursing Research
Ch. 4: On Nursing Theories and Evidence
Ch. 5: Integration of Nursing Theory and
Nursing Ethics
Ch. 6: A Treatise on Nursing Knowledge
Development for the 21st Century: Beyond
Postmodernism
UNIT 2:
The Inseparability of Theory
and Practice
Ch. 7: Toward Compassionate Action:
Pragmatism and the Inseparability of Theory/
Practice
Ch. 8: The Practitioner as Theorist
Ch. 9: “Lest We Forget”: An Issue Concerning
the Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP)
Ch. 10: The Link Between Nursing Discourses
and Nurses’ Silence: Implications for a
Knowledge-Based Discourse for Nursing
Practice
Ch. 11: Transcending the Limits of Method:
Cultivating Creativity in Nursing
UNIT 3:
Theory and Knowledge
Translation
UNIT 4:
Philosophies of Nursing
Science in Research
UNIT 5:
Epistemology and Evidence
in Practice
UNIT 6:
Tools for Theory Development
UNIT 7:
Characteristics and Criteria of
Nursing Theories
UNIT 8:
Philosophies of Nursing
Practice
UNIT 9:
Future Directions for Nursing
Theory
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