2015 LWW Nursing Education Catalogue

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PerspectivesonNursingTheory,SixthEdition PamelaG. Reed, RN, PhD, FAAN 978-1-60913-748-9 •October2011 • Softbound • 7” x10” •23 Illus. •22Tables

Perspectives on Nursing Theory, Sixth Edition is a comprehensive anthology of important articles addressing diverse theoretical and philosophical perspectives on the nature of theory and knowledge development in nursing. This informative and contemporary resource features someof themostwidely readand citedarticles that facilitates thought and discussion among nurses, researchers, students, and • Features 52of themostwidely readand frequently citedarticles reflecting seminal,modern, and futuristicperspectivesonnursing theory. • Includes newarticles reflecting current, cutting-edgeviewsof nursing theoryand trends. • Includes biographical informationabout eachauthor that provides insight into theauthor’s perspective. • Includes personal commentaries fromeachauthor that reflects their current thinkingon the subjectmatter. • Newarticlesonpractice knowledgeandpractice-based theory. • Unit introductionswithdiscussionquestions. • Theonlyanthologyof its kind thatoffers thebreadthof published articlesondiverse topics related tonursing theory. teachers. Features

Research • Statistic & Theory

Table of Contents UNIT1: StructuresofNursing KnowledgeDevelopment Ch. 1:NursingTheory andPractice: Connecting theDots Ch. 2: Yes, Virginia,NursingDoesHave Laws Ch. 3: Philosophy, Science,Theory: Interrelationships and Implications for NursingResearch Ch. 4:OnNursingTheories andEvidence Ch. 5: Integration ofNursingTheory and NursingEthics Ch. 6: ATreatise onNursingKnowledge Development for the 21stCentury: Beyond Postmodernism UNIT2: The InseparabilityofTheory andPractice Ch. 7:TowardCompassionateAction: Pragmatism and the Inseparability ofTheory/ Practice Ch. 8:The Practitioner asTheorist Ch. 9: “LestWe Forget”: An IssueConcerning theDoctorate inNursing Practice (DNP) Ch. 10:The LinkBetweenNursingDiscourses andNurses’ Silence: Implications for a Knowledge-BasedDiscourse forNursing Practice Ch. 11:Transcending the Limits ofMethod: CultivatingCreativity inNursing UNIT3: TheoryandKnowledge Translation UNIT4: PhilosophiesofNursing Science inResearch UNIT5: EpistemologyandEvidence inPractice UNIT6: Tools forTheoryDevelopment UNIT7: Characteristics andCriteriaof NursingTheories UNIT8: PhilosophiesofNursing Practice UNIT9: FutureDirections forNursing Theory

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