Integrated theory & knowledge development in nursing

Practical and unique, Chinn and Kramer's Integrated Theory and Knowledge Development in Nursing, 8th Edition helps you understand how nursing theory and patterns of knowing complement each other to assist any nurse in making choices in research and practice. It examines various concepts of knowledge development, encouraging you to see the relationship between the different types of knowledge, reflect on important concepts, and explore how evidence-based nursing theory can be used to improve patient care. INDICE: Chapter 1 Nursing's Fundamental Patterns of KnowingKnowledge for aPractice DisciplineKnowing and KnowledgeOverview of Nursing's Patterns of KnowingProcesses for Developing Nursing KnowledgeWhy Develop Nursing's Patterns of Knowing?Reflection and DiscussionChapter 2 The History of Knowledge Development in NursingFrom Antiquity to NightingaleFrom Nightingale to ScienceKnowing Patterns in the Early LiteratureThe Emergence of Nursing as a ScienceTrends inKnowledge DevelopmentThe Contexts of Knowledge DevelopmentReflection and DiscussionChapter 3 Emancipatory Knowledge DevelopmentThe Concept of Emancipatory KnowingThe Rebirth of Emancipatory Knowing in NursingThe Dimensions of Emancipatory KnowingReflection and DiscussionChapter 4 Ethical Knowledge DevelopmentEthics, Morality, and NursingOverview of Ethical PerspectivesNursing's Focus onEthics and MoralityDimensions of Ethical Knowledge DevelopmentReflection and DiscussionChapter 5 Personal Knowledge DevelopmentPersonal Knowing in NursingConceptual Meanings of Personal KnowingDimensions of Personal KnowingReflectionand DiscussionChapter 6 Aesthetic Knowledge DevelopmentArt and AestheticsAesthetic KnowingThe Dimensions of Aesthetic KnowingReflection and DiscussionChapter 7 Empiric Knowledge Development: Conceptualizing and StructuringWhat Is Empiric Theory?Creating Conceptual MeaningWhat Is a Concept?Methods for Creating Conceptual MeaningStructuring and Contextualizing TheoryReflection and DiscussionChapter 8 Description and Critical Reflection of Empiric TheoryWhat is this? The Description of TheoryHow Does It Work? The Critical Reflection of TheoryReflection and DiscussionChapter 9 Confirmation and Validation of Empiric Knowledge Using ResearchTheory-Linked Research and Isolated ResearchChallenges Related to Theory-Linked ResearchRefining Concepts and Theoretic RelationshipsDesigning Theoretically Sound Empiric ResearchDeveloping Sound Theoretic ResearchReflection and DiscussionChapter 10 Confirmation and Validation of Empiric Knowledge in PracticeTheory- and Evidence-Based PracticeRefining Conceptual MeaningValidating Theoretic Relationships and Outcomes in PracticeMethodologic Approaches to Validation of Relationships and OutcomesExpected Outcomes That Flow From Theoretic ReasoningImplementing a Formal Method of StudyReflection and Discussion

• ISBN: 978-0-323-07718-7
• Editorial: Mosby-Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 346
• Fecha Publicación: 12/01/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés