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Research • Statistic & Theory
An Introduction to Theory and Reasoning in Nursing,
Fourth Edition
Betty Johnson, PhD, RN
978-1-4511-9035-9 • January 2014 • Softbound • 6” x 9” • 384 pp.
Develop the strong reasoning skills you’ll need for competent and
caring practice with
An Introduction to Theory and Reasoning in
Nursing
. This proven book will 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 patients more effectively.
Features
•
NEW!
A new research-validated reasoning model offers an
alternative model to nursing process care plans: the Clinical
Reasoning Plan (CRP) template that uses actual nursing case
studies. Faculty will have access to a Clinical Evaluation Tool
mirroring the CRP.
•
NEW!
Summaries of Individual Support Theories and Nursing
Theories identify phenomenon, internal concepts or variables,
propositions, external variables, assumptions, and when relevant,
facts, principles, and laws derived from theories used in nursing.
• Additional Nursing Stories boxes illustrate the use of theory and
reasoning and help students analyze theoretical concepts and their
relationships to actual practice.
• Bring theorists and their theories to life for your students with
Theorist boxes
that contain a brief synopsis of the theorist’s life and
a photo of the theorist (when available).
• Give your students an alternative to nursing process care plans with
a new research-validated reasoning model, the Clinical Reasoning
Plan (CRP) that uses actual nursing case studies.
• Help your students understand how theory and reasoning is used in
clinical practice through
Nursing Story boxes
.
• Broaden your students understanding of individual support theories
and nursing theories through Summaries that identify phenomenon,
internal concepts or variables, propositions, external variables, and
assumptions.
• Increase student mastery of theory, research, and reasoning
and their application to nursing practice through Chapter
Overviews, Key Words in bold face type, Chapter Outlines. Chapter
Introductions, Chapter Summaries, Learning Activities, and a
comprehensive Glossary.
• Give your students an opportunity to expand their understanding of
specific topics through updated References.
Table of Contents
Ch. 1:
An Introduction
Ch. 2:
Language, Meanings, Structure,
and Relationships
Ch. 3:
Theory, Research, and
Reasoning
Ch. 4:
Reasoning and Technology
Ch. 5:
Support Theory
Ch. 6:
Foundations of Nursing Theory
Ch. 7:
Nursing Theory
Ch. 8:
Theory Evaluation
Ch. 9:
Introduction to Research
Ch. 10:
Theory and Practice
Ch. 11:
Multidisciplinary Theory
Ch. 12:
The Future
Appendix