Theoretical Basis for Nursing

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.

• Middle Range Theories: Application to Nursing Research and Practice
• Designing & Creating a Culture of Care for Students & Faculty: The Chamberlain University College of Nursing Model (NLN)
• Person-Centred Practice in Nursing and Health Care: Theory and Practice
• Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice
• Caring for the Vulnerable: Perspectives in Nursing Theory, Practice and Research
• Leadership and Nursing Care Management
• Introduction to Leadership: Concepts and Practice
• Burns and Grove's The Practice of Nursing Research: Appraisal, Synthesis, and Generation of Evidence
• Middle Range Theories: Application to Nursing Research and Practice
• Advanced Practice Nursing: Essential Knowledge for the Profession