Theoretical Nursing Development and Progress

by Meleis, Afaf Ibrahim

• ISBN13: 9780781736732
• ISBN10: 0781736730
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-06-08
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

"With this comprehensive review of nursing theory, you'll explore both historical and contemporary perspectives on the nature, scope, and mission of nursing care. This text guides you through the evolution of nursing's theoretical foundations and examines the ways in which these principles influence the practice of the discipline."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

Part ONE Our Theoretical Journey	1	(50)
Positioning for the Journey	3	(7)
Our Theoretical Heritage	4	(1)
Assumption, Goals, and Organizations	5	(1)
Organization of the Book	6	(2)
On a Personal Note	8	(1)
Reflective Questions	9	(1)
On Being and Becoming a Scholar	10	(19)
Scholarliness in Nursing	13	(7)
Nurses as Scholars	20	(3)
Revisiting Scholarship in the 21st Century	23	(3)
Conclusion	26	(1)
Reflective Questions	26	(3)
Theory: Metaphors, Symbols, Definitions	29	(22)
The Destination: Theory and Theoretical Thinking	29	(3)
Definitions	32	(10)
Types of Theories	42	(3)
Theory Components	45	(1)
Uses of Theory	45	(2)
Reflective Questions	47	(4)
Part TWO Our Theoretical Heritage	51	(80)
From Can't to Kant: Barriers and Forces Toward Theoretical Thinking	53	(25)
Barriers to Theory Development	55	(12)
Resources to Theory Development	67	(7)
Conclusion	74	(1)
Reflective Questions	74	(4)
On the Way to Theoretical Nursing: Stages and Milestones	78	(31)
Stages in Nursing Progress	79	(9)
Milestones in Theory Development	88	(15)
Conclusion	103	(1)
Reflective Questions	103	(6)
Nursing Theory: Mirror, Microscope, or Telescope	109	(22)
Images of Nursing, 1950--1970	111	(14)
Theories' Primary Focus	125	(1)
Images of Nurses and the Roles They Play	126	(2)
Areas of Agreement Among and Between Theorists and Schools of Thought	128	(1)
Conclusion	128	(1)
Reflective Questions	129	(2)
Part THREE Our Epistemology	131	(144)
Theory Development: Sources, Resources, and Paradoxes	133	(30)
Spinoza on Knowledge Development	133	(1)
Sources for Theory Development	134	(8)
Classifications of Nursing Diagnosis, Nursing Interventions, and Decision Making	142	(3)
Resources for Theory Development	145	(3)
Identifying Domain Paradoxes	148	(5)
Nursing Theory vs. Borrowed Theory	153	(5)
Conclusion	158	(1)
Reflective Questions	159	(4)
Strategies for Concept Development	163	(23)
Concept Exploration	165	(2)
Concept Clarification	167	(2)
Concept Analysis	169	(4)
An Integrated Approach to Concept Development	173	(10)
Conclusion	183	(1)
Reflective Questions	183	(3)
Strategies for Theory Development	186	(26)
Historical Analysis of the Processes of Theory Development	189	(2)
Theory Development: Existing Strategies	191	(13)
An Integrated Approach to Theory Development	204	(1)
Tools for Theory Development	205	(2)
Conclusion	207	(1)
Reflective Questions	207	(5)
Developing Middle Range and Situation-Specific Theories: Exemplars	212	(26)
Definition of Middle Range Theory	213	(1)
A Theoretical Journey Toward Developing a Middle Range Theory	214	(1)
Selecting a Specific Area for Theory Development	214	(2)
Impetus for Developing Transition as a Theory: Clinical Observations	216	(1)
Developing Role Supplementation as a Nursing Therapeutic	217	(1)
Testing a Theory of Role Supplementation	218	(1)
From Role Supplementation to Conceptualizing Transitions: More Clinical Observations	218	(1)
Clinical Observations and Literature Reviews	219	(3)
Connecting an Emerging Theory to the Discipline of Nursing	222	(1)
Theory-Driven Research	223	(3)
Using Research to Develop Middle Range Theory	226	(1)
Situation-Specific Theories	226	(6)
The Process for Developing Transition as a Middle Range Theory	232	(1)
The Process of Developing Situation-Specific Theories	232	(1)
Conclusion	233	(1)
Reflective Questions	234	(4)
A Model for Evaluation of Theories: Description, Analysis, Critique, Testing, and Support	238	(37)
Selecting Theories for Utilization	239	(6)
Framework for Evaluating Theories	245	(1)
Theory Description	245	(6)
Theory Analysis	251	(6)
Theory Critique	257	(7)
Theory Testing	264	(3)
Theory Support	267	(1)
Conclusion	268	(2)
Reflective Questions	270	(5)
Part FOUR Our Pioneers: The Theorists and the Theories	275	(176)
On Nursing Clients	277	(53)
Dorothy Johnson	277	(14)
Sister Callista Roy	291	(16)
Betty Neuman	307	(12)
Conclusion	319	(1)
Reflective Questions	320	(10)
On Interactions	330	(60)
Imogene King---A Theory of Goal Attainment	330	(15)
Ida Orlando	345	(11)
Josephine Paterson and Loretta Zderad	356	(8)
Joyce Travelbee	364	(9)
Ernestine Wiedenbach	373	(8)
Conclusion	381	(1)
Reflective Questions	381	(9)
On Human Being-Environment Interactions	390	(21)
Martha Rogers	390	(16)
Conclusion	406	(1)
Reflective Questions	406	(5)
On Nursing Therapeutics	411	(40)
Myra Levine	424	(1)
Dorothea Orem	424	(19)
Conclusion	443	(1)
Reflective Questions	443	(8)
Part FIVE Our Discipline and Its Structure	451	(98)
The Discipline of Nursing: A Perspective, a Domain, and Definitions	453	(33)
Nursing Perspective	455	(7)
Domain of Nursing Knowledge	462	(16)
Definition of Nursing	478	(2)
Conclusion	480	(1)
Reflective Questions	480	(6)
Our Syntax: An Epistemological Analysis	486	(29)
Knowing from the Received View to Postmodernism View	487	(17)
Truth: From Correspondence to Integrative View of Truth	504	(5)
Conclusion	509	(1)
Reflective Questions	510	(5)
Development and Progress: Theories and Challenges	515	(34)
Theories for Development and Progress	516	(9)
Continuing the Progress: Challenges and Paradoxes	525	(16)
Status of Theoretical Nursing	541	(1)
Conclusion for the Book	542	(3)
Reflective Questions	545	(4)
Part SIX Our Historical Literature	549	(250)
Historical Writings in Theory	551	(86)
Section I: Abstracts of Writings in Metatheory, 1960--1984	552	(39)
Section II: Abstracts of Writings in Nursing Theory, 1960--1984	591	(46)
Dorothy Johnson	592	(12)
Myra Levine	604	(5)
Dorothea Orem	609	(10)
Martha Rogers	619	(6)
Sister Callista Roy	625	(10)
Joyce Travelbee	635	(2)
Historical and Current Theory Bibliography	637	(162)
Theory and Theorizing in Nursing	638	(52)
Nursing Theory and Theorists	690	(65)
Paradigms That Have Influenced Nursing	755	(18)
Middle Range Theory	773	(1)
Video and Audio Tapes on Theory	774	(5)
INDEX
Author Index	779	(20)
Subject Index	799