Theoretical Basis for Nursing by Melanie Mcewen

Theoretical Basis for Nursing by Melanie Mcewen

Designed for one of the core courses taught in all graduate nursing programs, this text is the most contemporary, concise,and readable nursing theory textbook on the market. It presents historical perspectives on the development of nursing theory, assessments of concept and theory development and theory evaluation, middle-range theories, and shared theories from other disciplines in the sociologic, behavioral, and biomedical sciences, focusing on the application of theory. Learning features found throughout the text include case studies and end-of-chapter summaries that help to reinforce essential concepts.

-- 2nd Edition review: It offers a succinct approach to basic study of philosophy, concept and theory development as related to nursingIt then provides a range of theories from a variety of sciences. It provides a framework in which to view nursing theorists and theories and does a nice job of presenting key components of these theories in a standardized format. -- 2nd Edition review: It is well organized and the topic areas are thorough. The authors clearly and succinctly present information relevant to the topics at hand. The use of subheadings was particularly helpful in guiding the flow of content. The tables provided were also very helpful in highlighting key concepts and in the provision of definitions. I thought the book provided extremely helpful resources after each chapter, such as internet site addresses directly relevant to the content discussed. Overall, every aspect of this book, content and format, was very good. -- 2nd Edition review There's a good foundational discussion in Chap. 1. The discussion of philosophy--theory development--analysis is well developed. The inclusion of new contemporary theories...

SKU	Nicht verfügbar
ISBN 13	9781605473239
ISBN 10	1605473235
Titel	Theoretical Basis for Nursing
Autor	Melanie Mcewen
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Erscheinungsjahr	2010-01-20
Seitenanzahl	528
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.
Hinweis	Nicht verfügbar