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Theoretical Nursing: Development and Progress,
6th Edition
Afaf Meleis
Focused on cultivating the next generation of scholars, this highly respected
classic demystifies theory, charts strategies to use in developing and advancing
theory, and provides tools and best practices in evaluating progress in the
discipline. Based on the feedback of nursing students, this edition was updated
to be more accessible without losing the necessary rigor to foster critical
thinking. Meleis provides a developmental and historical review of theoretical
nursing and helps readers develop analytic skills and integrate knowledge into
a coherent whole. By embarking on the journey of nursing theory, practicing
nurses will find ways to improve everyday practice, as well as develop theories
that capture their expertise.
978-0-0600-0042-4 / 688 pp / Jan 2017
Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare: A Guide to
Best Practice,
3rd Edition
Bernadette Melnyk and Ellen Fineout-Overholt
Develop the skills and knowledge you need to make evidence-based practice
an integral part of your clinical decision making and everyday nursing practice
with this text. Written in a friendly, conversational style, this 3rd Edition of the
authors’ gold standard textbook covers all the information you need to use
evidence-based practice to improve patient outcomes. Real world examples
and meaningful strategies in every chapter show you how to take a clinical
issue from inquiry to a sustainable solution that drives a preferred standard of
care.
978-1-4698-5573-8 / 624 pp / 46 illus / 50 tables / 2014