Perspectives on Nursing Theory

Perspectives on Nursing Theory 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 some of the most widely read and cited articles that facilitates thought and discussion among nurses, researchers, students, and teachers.

• Features 52 of the most widely read and frequently cited articles reflecting seminal, modern, and futuristic perspectives on nursing theory
• Includes new articles reflecting current, cutting-edge views of nursing theory and trends
• Includes biographical information about each author that provides insight into the author's perspective

Contents'

UNIT 1'
Structures of Nursing Knowledge Development'

CHAPTER 1
Nursing Theory and Practice: Connecting the Dots
Jo-Ann Marrs
Lois W. Lowry

CHAPTER 2
Yes, Virginia, Nursing Does Have Laws
Pamela B. Webber

CHAPTER 3
Philosophy, Science, Theory: Interrelationships and Implications for Nursing Research
Mary C. Silva

CHAPTER 4
On Nursing Theories and Evidence
Jacqueline Fawcett
Jean Watson
Betty Neuman
Patricia H. Walker
Joyce J. Fitzpatrick

CHAPTER 5
Integration of Nursing Theory and Nursing Ethics
Michael Yeo

CHAPTER 6
A Treatise on Nursing Knowledge Development for the 21st Century: Beyond Postmodernism
Pamela G. Reed
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UNIT 2'
The Inseparability of Theory and Practice'

CHAPTER 7
Toward Compassionate Action: Pragmatism and the Inseparability of Theory/Practice
Gweneth Hartrick Doane
Colleen Varcoe

CHAPTER 8
The Practitioner as Theorist
Rosemary Ellis

CHAPTER 9
“Lest We Forget”: An Issue Concerning the Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP)
Ann L. Whall, PhD, RN, FAAN

CHAPTER 10
The Link Between Nursing Discourses and Nurses’ Silence: Implications for a Knowledge-Based Discourse for Nursing Practice
Connie J. Canam

CHAPTER 11
Transcending the Limits of Method: Cultivating Creativity in Nursing
Gweneth A. Hartrick

UNIT 3'
Theory and Knowledge Translation'

CHAPTER 12
Knowledge Translation in Everyday Nursing: From Evidence-Based to Inquiry-Based Practice
Gweneth Hartrick Doane
Colleen Varcoe

CHAPTER 13
Nursing Theory as a Guide to Practice
William K. Cody

CHAPTER 14
The Situation-Specific Theory of Pain Experience for Asian American Cancer Patients
Eun-Ok Im

CHAPTER 15
Theory and Knowledge Translation: Setting Some Coordinates
Jo Rycroft-Malone

CHAPTER 16
Unitary Appreciative Inquiry: Evolution and Refinement
W. Richard Cowling III
Elizabeth Repede

UNIT 4'
Philosophies of Nursing Science in Research'

CHAPTER 17
Complex Critical Realism: Tenets and Application in Nursing Research
Alexander M. Clark
Sue L. Lissel
Caroline Davis

CHAPTER 18
Bridging the Gulf Between Science and Action: The “New Fuzzies” of Neopragmatism
Catherine A. Warms
Carole A. Schroeder

CHAPTER 19
An Analysis of Changing Trends in Philosophies of Science on Nursing Theory Development and Testing
Mary C. Silva
Daniel Rothbart

CHAPTER 20
The Advocate-Analyst Dialectic in Critical and Postcolonial Feminist Research: Reconciling Tensions Around Scientific Integrity
Sheryl Reimer-Kirkham
Joan M. Anderson

CHAPTER 21
Validity and Validation in the Making in the Context of Qualitative Research
Mirka Koro-Ljungberg

CHAPTER 22
The Cocreating Environment: A Nexus Between Classical Chinese and Current Nursing Philosophies
Joan E. Dodgson

CHAPTER 23
Scientific Inquiry in Nursing: A Model for a New Age
Holly A. DeGroot

UNIT 5'
Epistemology and Evidence in Practice'

CHAPTER 24
Fundamental Patterns of Knowing in Nursing
Barbara A. Carper

CHAPTER 25
Patterns of Knowing: Review, Critique, and Update
Jill White

CHAPTER 26
Mediating the Meaning of Evidence Through Epistemological Diversity
Denise Tarlier

CHAPTER 27
Nursing Epistemology: Traditions, Insights, Questions
Phyllis R. Schultz
Afaf I. Meleis

CHAPTER 28
Fundamental Patterns of Knowing in Nursing: The Challenge of Evidence-Based Practice
Sam Porter

CHAPTER 29
Knowledge Development and Evidence-Based Practice: Insights and Opportunities From a Postcolonial Feminist Perspective for Transformative Nursing Practice
Sheryl Reimer Kirkham
Jennifer L. Baumbusch
Annette S. H. Schultz
Joan M. Anderson

CHAPTER 30
The Use of Postcolonialism in the Nursing Domain: Colonial Patronage, Conversion, and Resistance
Dave Holmes
Bernard Roy
Amélie Perron

UNIT 6'
Tools for Theory Development'

CHAPTER 31
Concept Analysis: Examining the State of the Science
Judith E. Hupcey
Janice Penrod

CHAPTER 32
Rethinking Concept Analysis
Mark Risjord

CHAPTER 33
Levels of Theoretical Thinking in Nursing
Patricia A. Higgins
Shirley M. Moore

CHAPTER 34
Development of Situation-Specific Theories: An Integrative Approach
Eun-Ok Im

CHAPTER 35
Middle Range Theory: Spinning Research and Practice to Create Knowledge for the New Millennium
Patricia Liehr
Mary Jane Smith

UNIT 7'
Characteristics and Criteria of Nursing Theories'

CHAPTER 36
Theories: Components, Development, Evaluation
Margaret E. Hardy

CHAPTER 37
From Practice to Midrange Theory and Back Again: Beck’s Theory of Postpartum Depression
Gerri C. Lasiuk
Linda M. Ferguson

CHAPTER 38
Theoretical Substruction Illustrated by the Theory of Learned Resourcefulness
Abir K. Bekhet
Jaclene A. Zauszniewski

CHAPTER 39
A Theory of Theories: A Position Paper
James Dickoff
Patricia James

CHAPTER 40
Perspectives on Nursing Theory
Margaret E. Hardy

CHAPTER 41
Criteria for Evaluation of Theory
Jacqueline Fawcett

CHAPTER 42
Parse’s Criteria for Evaluation of Theory With a Comparison of Fawcett’s and Parse’s Approaches
Rosemarie Rizzo Parse

UNIT 8'
Philosophies of Nursing Practice'

CHAPTER 43
The Focus of the Discipline Revisited
Margaret A. Newman
Marlaine C. Smith
Margaret Dexheimer Pharris
Dorothy Jones

CHAPTER 44
An Ontological View of Advanced Practice Nursing
Cynthia Arslanian-Engoren
Frank D. Hicks
Ann L. Whall
Donna L. Algase

CHAPTER 45
Nursing: The Ontology of the Discipline
Pamela G. Reed

CHAPTER 46
The Power of Wholeness, Consciousness, and Caring A Dialogue on Nursing Science, Art, and Healing
W. Richard Cowling, III
Marlaine C. Smith
Jean Watson

CHAPTER 47
A Multiparadigm Approach to Nursing
Joan Engebretson

UNIT 9'
Future Directions for Nursing Theory'

CHAPTER 48
A Central Unifying Focus for the Discipline: Facilitating Humanization, Meaning, Choice, Quality of Life, and Healing in Living and Dying
Danny G. Willis
Pamela J. Grace
Callista Roy

CHAPTER 49
Nursing Reformation: Historical Reflections and Philosophic Foundations
Pamela G. Reed

CHAPTER 50
Historical Voices of Resistance: Crossing Boundaries to Praxis Through Documentary Filmmaking for the Public
Paula N. Kagan

CHAPTER 51
Unity of Knowledge in the Advancement of Nursing Knowledge
Karen K. Giuliano
Lynda Tyer-Viola
Ruth Palan Lopez

CHAPTER 52
A Practice Discipline That’s Here and Now
Merian C. Litchfield
Helga Jónsdóttir

Author Index
Subject Index