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.