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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785055403321

Autore

Kim Hesook Suzie

Titolo

The nature of theoretical thinking in nursing [[electronic resource] /] / Hesook Suzie Kim

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY, : Springer Pub. Co., c2010

ISBN

1-282-64314-2

9786612643149

0-8261-0588-2

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (353 p.)

Disciplina

610.73/01

Soggetti

Nursing - Philosophy

Nurses

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Terminology in Theoretical Thinking; 3 Nursing Epistemology; 4 Conceptual Domains in Nursing: A Framework for Theoretical Analysis; 5 Theoretical Analysis of Phenomena in the Client Domain; 6 Theoretical Analysis of Phenomena in the Client-Nurse Domain; 7 Theoretical Analysis of Phenomena in the Domain of Practice; 8 Theoretical Analysis of Phenomena in the Domain of Environment; 9 Theory Development in Nursing; 10 Concluding Remarks: Issues in Theoretical Development in Nursing; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The past decade has seen tremendous growth and enrichment in nursing's theoretical work. This third edition has therefore been updated, revised, and expanded to cover the gamut of recent developments in theoretical thinking in nursing. This book presents a systematic framework that can be used to examine elements in the field of nursing and posits important concepts that have emerged in the field.  . The chapters help to enhance readers' understanding about how conceptualizations and theoretical statements are developed and refined in nursing while simultaneously offering a typology of concept