Contemporary Nursing Knowledge: Analysis and Evaluation of Nursing Models and Theories

What is nursing? What do nurses do? How do you define it?The 3rd Edition of this AJN Book-of-the-Year Award-Winner helps you answer those questions with a unique approach to the scientific basis of nursing knowledge. Using conceptual models, grand theories, and middle-range theories as guidelines you will learn about the current state and future of nurse educators, nurse researchers, nurse administrators, and practicing nurses.A bonus CD-ROM in every book features conceptual model- and theory-based practice applications, practice tools, research applications, and research instruments, as well as a complete bibliography and lists of additional resources to help you study.

Unit 1. Structure and Use of Nursing Knowledge
1. The Structure of Contemporary Nursing Knowledge
2. Implementing Nursing Models and Theories in Practice

Unit. Analysis and Evaluation of Conceptual Models of Nursing
3. Framework for Analysis and Evaluation of Nursing Models
4. Johnson's Behavioral System Model
5. King's General Systems Framework
6. Levine's Conservation Model
7. Neuman's Systems Model
8. Orem's Self-Care Framework
9. Rogers' Science of Unitary Human Beings
10. Roy's Adaptation Model

Unit 3. Analysis and Evaluation of Nursing Theories
11. Framework for Analysis and Evaluation of Nursing Theories
12. Newman's Theory of Health as Expanding Consciousness
13. Parse's Theory of Human Becoming
14. Orlando's Theory of the Deliberative Nursing Process
15. Peplau's Theory of Interpersonal Relations
16. Watson's Theory of Human Caring

Unit 4. Nursing Knowledge in the 21st Century
17. Integrating Nursing Models, Theories, Research, and Practice

Appendix
Resources for Nursing Models and Theories