Transitions theory : middle-range and situation-specific theories in nursing research and practice / Afaf Ibraham Meleis, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Meleis, Afaf Ibrahim.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nursing models.

Life change events.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (664 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer Pub., c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Out of Afaf Meleis' forty years of research and practice comes Transition Theory, based on the work of nurses as they manage the developmental, health and illness, and organizational transitions of patients and families. A collection of over 40 articles published from 1975 through 2007, Transitions Theory covers developmental, situational, health and illness, organizational, and therapeutic transitions. Each category includes an introduction written by Dr. Meleis, the originator of Transitions Theory, in which she offers her historical and practical perspective. Each section also includes a pr

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Permissions; Part I: Transitions From Practice to Evidence-Based Models of Care; Part II: Transitions as a Nursing Theory; Part III: The Experience of and Responses to Transitions; Part IV: Nursing Therapeutics; Part V: Epilogue (Frequently Asked Questions); Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-50562-9

9786612505621

0-8261-0535-1

OCLC:

608692441