Understanding the Work of Nurse Theorists. a Creative Beginning

Understanding the Work of Nurse Theorists: A Creative Beginning, Second Editionpresents the difficult concepts of nursing theory through the use of art, allowing students become more engaged and active learners. Designed for BSN-level courses, this text presents definitions and basic concepts along with a brief overview of a selection of common nursing theories.

The Second Editon has been updated to include new chapters on the theories of Patricia Benner, Imogene King, and Rosemarie Parse as well as a chapter on the process of theory development by Jean Watson.

Table of Contents

  Chapter 1  What is Nursing Theory?
  Chapter 2  Why are Theories Important in Nursing?
  Chapter 3  The Development of Nursing Theory
  Chapter 4  Evaluating a Theory for Usefulness
Part II  THEORIES THAT DEFINE NURSING OR DISCUSS NURSING IN A GENERAL SENSE (PHILOSOPHIES)
  Chapter 5  Using the Art of Georges Seurat to Envision Philosophies
  Chapter 6  Florence Nightingale’s Definition of Nursing
  Chapter 7  Virginia Henderson’s Definition of Nursing
  Chapter 8  Ernestine Wiedenbach’s Helping Art of Clinical Nursing
  Chapter 9  Jean Watson’s Theory of Human/Transpersonal Caring
Part III  THEORIES ABOUT BROAD NURSING PRACTICE AREAS: GRAND THEORIES
  Chapter 10  Using Mandala Art to Envision Grand Theories
  Chapter 11  Myra Estrin Levine’s Conversation Model
  Chapter 12  Betty Neuman’s Systems Model
  Chapter 13  Sister Callista Roy’s Adaptation Model
  Chapter 14  Dorothea Orem’s Self-Care Model
  Chapter 15  Madeleine Leininger’s Culture Care: Diversity and Universality Theory
Part IV  THEORIES ABOUT SPECIFIC NURSING ACTIONS, PROCESSES, OR CONCEPTS:MIDDLE-RANGE THEORIES
  Chapter 16  Using Origami Art to Envision Middle Range Theories
  Chapter 17  Ida Jean Orlando’s Nursing Process Theory
  Chapter 18  Katherine Kolcaba’s Theory of Comfort
  Chapter 19  Nola Pender’s Health Promotion Model
  Chapter 20  Hildegard Peplau’s Interpersonal Relations in Nursing
  Chapter 21  Imogene King – Conceptual Systems and Theory of Goal Attainment
  Chapter 22  Patricia Benner - Model of Skill Acquisition in Nursing
Part V  THEORIES THAT DEFY CLASSIFICATION
  Chapter 23  Envisioning Theories that Defy Classification through Space Photography
  Chapter 24  Martha Rogers’ Unitary Human Beings
  Chapter 25  Margaret Newman’s Health as Expanding Consciousness
  Chapter 26  Rosemarie Rizzo Parse – Theory of Human Becoming
Part VI  CONCLUSION
  Chapter 27  Further Development of Nursing Theory
  Chapter 28  Use of Information Technology among Nursing Theorists
  Chapter 29  Pioneering Nursing Theory on the World Wide Web
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