Reed,Pamela G.

Perspectives on nursing theory / Nursing theory edited by Pamela G. Reed, Nelma B. Crawford Shearer. - 5th ed. - Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2009. - xx, 731 p. ; 23 cm.

Anthology of previously published articles.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Content:Structure of Nursing Knowledge -- Historical contexts of nursing knowledge development -- Theoretical thinking in practice -- Nursing philosophies and paradigms -- Philosophies of science and knowledge development -- Epistemologies,Evidence, and practice -- Tools for theory development -- Characteristics and citeria of nursing theories -- Ethics Inquiry -- Philosophic views on nursing and its practice -- Future directions for nursing theory.

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Nursing--Philosophy.
Nursing models.
Nursing Theory--Collected Works.
Philosophy, Nursing--Collected Works.

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