2015 LWW Nursing Education Catalogue

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TheoreticalBasis forNursing, FourthEdition MelanieMcEwen, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF 978-1-4511-9031-1 • January2014 • Softbound • 7” x10”

Increase your understanding of nursing theory and see how it can transform clinical practice with Theoretical Basis for Nursing, 4th Edition , and the most contemporary and concise nursing theory textbookonthemarket. Easyto readwithoutdilutingthecomplexityof the content, this acclaimed book focuses on the applicationof theory, while helpingyou build skills youwill use indeveloping, analyzing, and evaluating theory inyour future career. Features • NEW! Anew chapteronEvidence-BasedPractice (EBP) examines the connectionbetweenEBPand situation-specificpractice theories. • NEW! Bring theoryalive for students and show themhow theory canguidepracticewithnew Link toPracticeboxes. • NEW! Anewonline LiteratureAssessmentActivityasks students to respond to critical thinkingquestions after reading current journal articles. • NEW! Tohelpmake the theory course fun, anew Instructor’s Guide includesdiscussionquestions, fun classroomactivities, and recommendations for teaching the course. • Increase student understandingof how content relates to the nurse’s everydayexperiencewith theCaseStudies provided ineach chapter. • Encourage independent and collaborative research through revised LearningActivities that pose critical thinkingquestions, suggest learningactivities, and stimulate classroomdiscussion. • Helpyour studentsmaster key concepts throughChapter Summaries andKeyPoints that recapmain ideas in the chapter into digestibleparts.

Research • Statistic & Theory

Table of Contents Unit1: Introduction toTheory Ch. 1: Philosophy, Science andNursing Ch. 2:Overview ofTheory inNursing Ch. 3: ConceptDevelopment: Clarifying Meaning ofTerms Ch. 4:TheoryDevelopment: Structuring Conceptual Relationships inNursing Ch. 5:TheoryAnalysis andEvaluation Unit2: NursingTheories Ch. 6:Overview ofGrandNursingTheories Ch. 7: GrandNursingTheories Based on HumanNeeds Ch. 8: GrandNursingTheories Based on Interactive Process Ch. 9: GrandNursingTheories Based on Unitary Process Ch. 10: Introduction toMiddleRange NursingTheories Ch. 11.:Overview of SelectedMiddleRange NursingTheories Ch. 12: Evidence-BasedPractice andNursing Theory Unit3: SharedTheoriesUsedby Nurses Ch. 13:Theories From the Sociologic Sciences Ch. 14:Theories From theBehavioral Sciences Ch. 15:Theories From theBiomedical Sciences Ch. 16:Theories,Models, andFrameworks FromLeadership andManagement Ch. 17: LearningTheories Unit4: ApplicationofTheory in Nursing Ch. 18: Application ofTheory inNursing Practice Ch. 19: Application ofTheory inNursing Research Ch. 20: Application ofTheory inNursing Administration andManagement Ch. 21: Application ofTheory inNursing Education Ch. 22: Future Issues inNursingTheory