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Theoretical Nursing: Development and Progress, Fifth Edition Afaf Ibrahim Meleis, PhD, FAAN 978-1-60547-211-9 • March 2011 • Hardbound • 7” x 10” • 688 pp. • 7 Illus. • 61Tables

Revised and updated for its Fifth Edition, Theoretical Nursing provides a comprehensive developmental and historical review of nursing theory. This text offers a contemporary analysis of the evolution of nursing and represents the degree to which many scholars view the focus and mission of nursing as a discipline through the development of its theoretical base. Chapters provide readers with different frameworks that shape the nature, the scope, and the mission of nursing care. It offers stimulating content that highlights the forces that are driving nursing care, education, research, and administration. The book presents practical perspectives that help the scholar to develop analytic skills and integrate knowledge into a coherent whole. Features • Reflective questions at the end of each chapter aid discussions and expand students’ understanding of theory and its impact on nursing today. • Reorganized table of contents enhances the reader’s understanding of different strategies used in developing and advancing theory. • Chapter 16, Theory Development , includes the Research to Theory strategy which is unique to Meleis’ text. • Chapter 19, Historical Writings in Theory , includes abstracts of major classic articles. • Chapter 20, Historical and Current Theory Bibliography , is a valuable resource that includes all major writings on and about theory. • Told from Meleis’ perspective, this unique approach to nursing theory inspires readers to understand, respect, and value historical theories while encouraging readers to challenge and build on those theories.

Table of Contents Part One: Our Theoretical Journey Ch. 1: Positioning for the Journey Ch. 2: On Being and Becoming a Scholar Ch. 3: Theory: Metaphors, Symbols, Definitions Part Two: Our Theoretical Heritage Ch. 4: From Can’t to Kant: Barriers and Forces Toward Theoretical Thinking Ch. 5: On the Way to Theoretical Nursing: Stages and Milestones Part Three: Our Discipline and Its Structure Ch. 6: The Discipline of Nursing: Perspective and Domain Ch. 7: Sources, Resources, and Paradoxes for Theory Ch. 8: Our Syntax: An Epistemological Analysis Part Four: Reviewing and Evaluating: Pioneering Theories Ch. 9: Nursing Theories Through Mirrors, Microscopes, or Telescopes Ch. 10: A Model for Evaluation of Theories: Description, Analysis, Critique, Testing, and Support Ch. 11: On Needs and Self-Care Ch. 12: On Interactions Ch. 13: On Outcomes Part Five: Our Theoretical Future Ch. 14: Challenges and Opportunities for a Theoretical Future Ch. 15: Concept Development Ch. 16: Theory Development Ch. 17: Middle-Range and Situation-Specific Theories Ch. 18: Measuring Progress in a Discipline Part Six: Our Theoretical Literature Ch. 19: Historical Writings in Theory Ch. 20: Historical and Current Theory Bibliography

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