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Strategies for theory construction in nursing / Lorraine Olszewski Walker, Kay Coalson Avant.
- Title
- Strategies for theory construction in nursing / Lorraine Olszewski Walker, Kay Coalson Avant.
- Author
- Walker, Lorraine Olszewski.
- Publication
- Norwalk, CT : Appleton & Lange, [1995], ©1995.
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- Additional Authors
- Avant, Kay Coalson.
- Description
- vi, 222 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
- Summary
- The new edition of this popular text features nursing theory development within the larger nursing context. Chapters discuss concept, statement, and theory development with recently published examples of theory strategies, emphasizing concept analytical work. Introductory chapters clarify the relevance of theory to nursing practice, while concluding chapters contain a greater emphasis on how theories can be tested for validity and utility in practice.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Nurses Instruction.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Pt. I. Overview of Theory Development in Nursing. 1. Theory Development in Context. 2. Introduction to Elements, Approaches, and Strategies of Theory Development -- Pt. II. Concept Development. 3. Concept Analysis. 4. Concept Synthesis. 5. Concept Derivation -- Pt. III. Statement Development. 6. Statement Analysis. 7. Statement Synthesis. 8. Statement Derivation -- Pt. IV. Theory Development. 9. Theory Analysis. 10. Theory Synthesis. 11. Theory Derivation -- Pt. V. Perspectives on Nursing Science. 12. Concept, Statement, and Theory Testing. 13. Dimensions of Nursing Knowledge.
- ISBN
- 0838586880
- LCCN
- 94007951
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries