Nursing Models, Theories and Practice

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Author: Hugh Mckenna

ISBN-10: 1405137029

ISBN-13: 9781405137027

Category: General & Miscellaneous - Nursing

Vital Notes for Nurses: Nursing Models, Theories and Practice provides a concise, accessible introduction to the development, application and evaluation of nursing theories and clearly outlines their relevance to everyday nursing practice. It encourages the reader to view theories from a broader conceptual base, enabling them to be more objective when it comes to clinical practice.\ Suitable for nursing students and newly qualified nurses, the authors explore the relationship between nursing...

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'Vital Notes for Nurses: Nursing Models, Theories and Practice' provides a concise, accessible introduction to the development, application and evaluation of nursing theories and clearly outlines their relevance to everyday nursing practice. It encourages the reader to view theories from a broader conceptual base, enabling them to be more objective when it comes to clinical practice.Suitable for nursing students and newly qualified nurses, the authors explore the relationship between nursing theories and practice, specifically analysing their origins, development, selection and use. It discusses how nursing theories evolve, how they relate to nursing roles, how to select a nursing theory relevant to your practice, and how to evaluate theories critically.

1 Introduction: The Case for Theory in Nursing 12 Theory from Practice or Practice from Theory? 213 Knowing and Knowledge: Importance for Nursing 634 Nursing Theories and Nursing Roles 895 Nursing Theories or Nursing Models? 1076 Nursing Theories and Interpersonal Relationships 1257 Selecting a Suitable Theory 1418 Research-Based Theories or Theory-Based Research? 1599 Evaluating Nursing Theories 185References 219Index 235