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Research • Statistic & Theory
An IntroductiontoTheoryandReasoning inNursing,
FourthEdition
Betty Johnson, PhD, RN
978-1-4511-9035-9 • January2014 • Softbound •6” x9” •384pp.
Develop the strong reasoning skills you’ll need for competent and
caring practice with
An Introduction to Theory and Reasoning in
Nursing
. This proven bookwill help you understand theory, what it is,
how it supports nurses and their practice and how you can use it to
answer clinical questions and care for patientsmoreeffectively.
Features
•
NEW!
Anew research-validated reasoningmodel offers an
alternativemodel tonursingprocess careplans: theClinical
ReasoningPlan (CRP) template that uses actual nursing case
studies. Facultywill haveaccess toaClinical EvaluationTool
mirroring theCRP.
•
NEW!
Summariesof Individual SupportTheories andNursing
Theories identifyphenomenon, internal conceptsor variables,
propositions, external variables, assumptions, andwhen relevant,
facts, principles, and lawsderived from theories used innursing.
• AdditionalNursingStories boxes illustrate theuseof theoryand
reasoningandhelp students analyze theoretical concepts and their
relationships toactual practice.
• Bring theorists and their theories to life for your studentswith
Theoristboxes
that containabrief synopsisof the theorist’s lifeand
aphotoof the theorist (whenavailable).
• Giveyour students analternative tonursingprocess careplanswith
anew research-validated reasoningmodel, theClinical Reasoning
Plan (CRP) that uses actual nursing case studies.
• Helpyour students understandhow theoryand reasoning is used in
clinical practice through
NursingStoryboxes
.
• Broadenyour students understandingof individual support theories
andnursing theories throughSummaries that identifyphenomenon,
internal conceptsor variables, propositions, external variables, and
assumptions.
• Increase studentmasteryof theory, research, and reasoning
and their application tonursingpractice throughChapter
Overviews, KeyWords inbold face type,ChapterOutlines.Chapter
Introductions,ChapterSummaries, LearningActivities, anda
comprehensiveGlossary.
• Giveyour students anopportunity toexpand their understandingof
specific topics throughupdatedReferences.
Table of Contents
Ch. 1:
An Introduction
Ch. 2:
Language,Meanings, Structure,
andRelationships
Ch. 3:
Theory, Research, and
Reasoning
Ch. 4:
ReasoningandTechnology
Ch. 5:
SupportTheory
Ch. 6:
FoundationsofNursingTheory
Ch. 7:
NursingTheory
Ch. 8:
TheoryEvaluation
Ch. 9:
Introduction toResearch
Ch. 10:
TheoryandPractice
Ch. 11:
MultidisciplinaryTheory
Ch. 12:
TheFuture
Appendix