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Research • Statistic & Theory
PerspectivesonNursingTheory,SixthEdition
PamelaG. Reed, RN, PhD, FAAN
978-1-60913-748-9 •October2011 • Softbound • 7” x10” •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 someof themostwidely readand citedarticles that facilitates
thought and discussion among nurses, researchers, students, and
teachers.
Features
• Features 52of themostwidely readand frequently citedarticles
reflecting seminal,modern, and futuristicperspectivesonnursing
theory.
• Includes newarticles reflecting current, cutting-edgeviewsof
nursing theoryand trends.
• Includes biographical informationabout eachauthor that provides
insight into theauthor’s perspective.
• Includes personal commentaries fromeachauthor that reflects their
current thinkingon the subjectmatter.
• Newarticlesonpractice knowledgeandpractice-based theory.
• Unit introductionswithdiscussionquestions.
• Theonlyanthologyof its kind thatoffers thebreadthof published
articlesondiverse topics related tonursing theory.
Table of Contents
UNIT1:
StructuresofNursing
KnowledgeDevelopment
Ch. 1:NursingTheory andPractice:
Connecting theDots
Ch. 2: Yes, Virginia,NursingDoesHave Laws
Ch. 3: Philosophy, Science,Theory:
Interrelationships and Implications for
NursingResearch
Ch. 4:OnNursingTheories andEvidence
Ch. 5: Integration ofNursingTheory and
NursingEthics
Ch. 6: ATreatise onNursingKnowledge
Development for the 21stCentury: Beyond
Postmodernism
UNIT2:
The InseparabilityofTheory
andPractice
Ch. 7:TowardCompassionateAction:
Pragmatism and the Inseparability ofTheory/
Practice
Ch. 8:The Practitioner asTheorist
Ch. 9: “LestWe Forget”: An IssueConcerning
theDoctorate inNursing Practice (DNP)
Ch. 10:The LinkBetweenNursingDiscourses
andNurses’ Silence: Implications for a
Knowledge-BasedDiscourse forNursing
Practice
Ch. 11:Transcending the Limits ofMethod:
CultivatingCreativity inNursing
UNIT3:
TheoryandKnowledge
Translation
UNIT4:
PhilosophiesofNursing
Science inResearch
UNIT5:
EpistemologyandEvidence
inPractice
UNIT6:
Tools forTheoryDevelopment
UNIT7:
Characteristics andCriteriaof
NursingTheories
UNIT8:
PhilosophiesofNursing
Practice
UNIT9:
FutureDirections forNursing
Theory
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