Foundations of Nursing Theory: Contributions of 12 Key Theorists / Edition 1

by Chris Metzger McQuiston, Adele A. Webb

Overview

Addressing many of the primary conceptual frameworks and theories in nursing, Foundations of Nursing Theory offers concise, informative descriptions of nursing's philosophical origins. The book, a compilation of volumes from Sage's acclaimed Notes on Nursing Theories series, not only assays the development, assumptions, and broad applications of each nursing theory but also provides specific examples of how it relates to both research and practice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780803971370
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	01/17/1995
Series:	Notes on Nursing Theories
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	664
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.46(d)

About the Author

McQuiston, Chris Metzger, PhD, RN, CFNP (Univ of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); Webb, Adele A., PhD, RN (Akron Coll of Nursing)

The contributors represent the specialties of nursing practice, nursing education, nursing administration, nursing, psychology, mental health, and anthropology. Most are from U.S. universities; one is from Canada. Institutions represented include Wayne State Univ, Michigan State Univ, Univ of Akron, and Univ of Tennessee.

Table of Contents

Martha Rogers - Louette R Johnson Lutjens
The Science of Unitary Human Beings
Imogene King - Christina L Sieloff Evans
A Conceptual Framework for Nursing
Castilla Roy - Louette R Johnson Lutjens
An Adaptation Model
Dorothea Orem - Donna L Hartweg
Self-Care Deficit Theory
Rosemary Parse - Sheila Bunting
Theory of Human Becoming
Margaret Newman - Joanne Marchione
Health as Expanding Consciousness
Paterson and Zderad - Nancy O'Connor
Humanistic Nursing Theory
Madeleine Leininger - Cheryl L Reynolds and Madeleine M Leininger
Cultural Care Diversity and Universality Theory
Florence Nightingale - Louise C Selanders
An Environmental Adaptation Theory
Hildegard E Peplau - Cheryl Forchuk
Interpersonal Nursing Theory
Betty Neuman - Karen S Reed
The Neuman Systems Model
Ida Jean Orlando - Norma Jean Schmieding
A Nursing Process Theory

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Kathryn Hopkins Kavanagh, PhD, RN (University of Maryland at Baltimore School of Nursing)
Description: This book presents in detail 12 leading nursing theories. Complex material is presented in interesting ways, usually contextualized within both the theorist's background and related theoretical material. With allegiant reference to the original works of the theorists, the book informs with a forthright presentation that is concise, substantive, and thorough.
Purpose: The purpose is presentation of key nursing theories for students. It brings classic materials together with contemporary research and applications. Another goal of the editors is acknowledgment of the range and diversity of thinking within nursing.
Audience: Designed for students of nursing theory, this text does not abstractly argue for use or need of theory. Correspondingly, it addresses philosophical derivation only in relation to each theorist's orientation and subsequent theory development. The editors and contributors are experienced nursing educators, researchers, and practitioners amply familiar with and credible in their deliberation of specific theorists and theories.
Features: An assemblage of relevant primary and secondary sources and a glossary for each theorist's work are additional strengths of this book. In combination with comparable formats of entries, the outcome is a valuable reference that is, for the most part, both highly readable and comprehensive.
Assessment: This is a commendably useful and usable presentation of nursing theory. It condenses the most relevant aspects of each theoretical approach, related research, and clinical and nonclinical applications. Often with pithy conciseness, it helps fill a need for ready access to diverse and complex material.

Doody's Review Service

3 Stars from Doody

This book presents in detail 12 leading nursing theories. Complex material is presented in interesting ways, usually contextualized within both the theorist's background and related theoretical material. With allegiant reference to the original works of the theorists, the book informs with a forthright presentation that is concise, substantive, and thorough. The purpose is presentation of key nursing theories for students. It brings classic materials together with contemporary research and applications. Another goal of the editors is acknowledgment of the range and diversity of thinking within nursing. Designed for students of nursing theory, this text does not abstractly argue for use or need of theory. Correspondingly, it addresses philosophical derivation only in relation to each theorist's orientation and subsequent theory development. The editors and contributors are experienced nursing educators, researchers, and practitioners amply familiar with and credible in their deliberation of specific theorists and theories. An assemblage of relevant primary and secondary sources and a glossary for each theorist's work are additional strengths of this book. In combination with comparable formats of entries, the outcome is a valuable reference that is, for the most part, both highly readable and comprehensive. This is a commendably useful and usable presentation of nursing theory. It condenses the most relevant aspects of each theoretical approach, related research, and clinical and nonclinical applications. Often with pithy conciseness, it helps fill a need for ready access to diverse and complex material.

Kathryn Hopkins Kavanagh