The nature of theoretical thinking in nursing / Hesook Suzie Kim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kim, Hesook Suzie.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nursing--Philosophy.

Nursing.

Nurses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Springer Pub. Co., c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The past decade has seen tremendous growth and enrichment in nursing's theoretical work. This third edition has therefore been updated, revised, and expanded to cover the gamut of recent developments in theoretical thinking in nursing. This book presents a systematic framework that can be used to examine elements in the field of nursing and posits important concepts that have emerged in the field. . The chapters help to enhance readers' understanding about how conceptualizations and theoretical statements are developed and refined in nursing while simultaneously offering a typology of concept

Contents:

Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Terminology in Theoretical Thinking; 3 Nursing Epistemology; 4 Conceptual Domains in Nursing: A Framework for Theoretical Analysis; 5 Theoretical Analysis of Phenomena in the Client Domain; 6 Theoretical Analysis of Phenomena in the Client-Nurse Domain; 7 Theoretical Analysis of Phenomena in the Domain of Practice; 8 Theoretical Analysis of Phenomena in the Domain of Environment; 9 Theory Development in Nursing; 10 Concluding Remarks: Issues in Theoretical Development in Nursing; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-64314-2

9786612643149

0-8261-0588-2

OCLC:

644130417