Lorraine Olszewski Walker, Kay Coalson Avant

Strategies for Theory Construction in Nursing (eBook, PDF)

Pearson New International Edition

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

For all masters or doctoral courses on nursing theory or related to framework development for practice or research.

For beginning graduate students in nursing and related disciplines, this text offers the clearest, most useful introduction to methods of theory development. It places nursing theory development in context, with a rich historical view that traces the field from its from its mid-20th century beginnings through contemporary and emerging issues. Present-day coverage includes both domain- and population-focused theories designed to specifically address the needs of clients served by nurses. Important additions in this edition include short reflections and critical thinking projects, as well as a new chapter on using knowledge development and theory to inform practice.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pearson HigherEducation
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Altersempfehlung: ab 18 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781292055947
• Artikelnr.: 41940313

Autorenporträt

About our authors Lorraine O. Walker, RN, EdD, MPH, FAAN, has had a lifelong interest in nursing knowledge development and maternal and infant health. She received a BSN from the University of Dayton, as well as a master's degree in nursing education with a specialization in maternity nursing, and a doctoral degree in philosophy of education from Indiana University-Bloomington. She also received an MPH degree in maternal-child health from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and completed post-doctoral studies in educational psychology at The University of Texas at Austin. She currently holds the Luci B. Johnson Centennial Professorship in Nursing. Her teaching includes global health; quantitative design and analytic methods; and theoretical and philosophical aspects of nursing. Her research focuses on health promotion of childbearing-aged women and infants. Dr. Walker was honored in 2017 by induction into the Sigma Theta Tau International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame. Kay C. Avant, PhD, RN, FNI, FAAN, retired as Professor Emeritus in 2016. She has also had a lifelong interest in nursing knowledge development and maternal-infant health. She received her diploma in nursing from Methodist Hospital, Dallas; her BSN from Texas Christian University; her MSN from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; and her PhD from Texas Woman's University. She completed post-doctoral work in community and school health nursing at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia. Her teaching included philosophy of science, theoretical development of nursing and informatics. Her research interests are primarily in standardized language development, and global health of women and children.

Inhaltsangabe

PART I. Overview of Theory & Theory Development
 
1. Using Knowledge Development and Theory to Inform Practice
2. Approaches to Theory Development Used in This Book
 
PART II. Derivation Strategies
3. Concept Derivation
4. Statement Derivation
5. Theory Derivation
 
PART III. Synthesis Strategies
6. Concept Synthesis
7. Statement Synthesis
8. Theory Synthesis
 
PART IV. Analysis Strategies
9. Concept Analysis
10. Statement Analysis
11. Theory Analysis
 
PART V. Perspectives on Theory and Its Credibility
12. Concept, Statement, and Theory Testing