UNIT I:

EVOLUTION OF NURSING THEORETICAL WORKS

Introduction to Nursing Theory: Its History, Significance, and Analysis

History and Philosophy of Science

Theory Development Process

The Structure of Specialized Nursing Knowledge

Nursing Theorists of Historical Significance
UNIT II: NURSING PHILOSOPHIES

Florence Nightingale: Modern Nursing

Jean Watson: Watson's Philosophy and Theory of Transpersonal Caring

Marilyn Anne Ray: Theory of Bureaucratic Caring

Patricia Benner: Caring, Clinical Wisdom, and Ethics in Nursing Practice

Kari Martinsen: Philosophy of Caring

Katie Eriksson: Theory of Caritative Caring
UNIT III: NURSING MODELS

Myra Estrin Levine: The Conservation Model

Martha E. Rogers: Unitary Human Beings

Dorothea E. Orem: Self-Care Deficit Theory of Nursing

Imogene M. King: Conceptual System and Middle Range Theory of Goal Attainment

Betty Neuman: Systems Model

Sister Callista Roy: Adaptation Model

Dorothy Johnson: Behavioral System Model
UNIT IV: NURSING THEORIES

Anne Boykin and Savina O. Schoenhofer: The Theory of Nursing as Caring: A Model for Transforming Practice

Afaf Ibrahim Meleis: Transitions Theory NEW!

Nola J. Pender: Health Promotion Model

Madeline M. Leininger: Culture Care Theory of Diversity and Universality

Margaret A. Newman: Health as Expanding Consciousness

Rosemarie Rizzo Parse: Humanbecoming

Helen C. Erickson, Evelyn M. Tomlin, Mary Ann P. Swain: Modeling and Role-Modeling

Gladys L. Husted and James H. Husted: Symphonological Bioethical Theory
UNIT V: MIDDLE RANGE THEORIES

Ramona T. Mercer: Maternal Role Attainment: Becoming a Mother

Merle Mishel: Uncertainty in Illness Theory

Pamela G. Reed: Self-Transcendence Theory

Carolyn L. Wiener and Marilyn J. Dodd: Theory of Illness Trajectory

Georgene Gaskill Eakes, Mary Lermann Burke, and Margaret A. Hainsworth: Theory of Chronic Sorrow

Phil Barker: The Tidal Model of Mental Health Recovery

Katherine Kolcaba: Theory of Comfort

Cheryl Tatano Beck: Postpartum Depression Theory

Kristen M. Swanson: Theory of Caring

Cornelia M. Ruland and Shirley M. Moore: Peaceful End of Life Theory
UNIT VI: FUTURE OF NURSING THEORY

State of the Art and Science of Nursing Theory
Index

The most comprehensive of its kind, this classic resource in the field of nursing theory provides an in-depth look at 49 theorists of historical, international, and significant importance. Each chapter features a clear, consistent presentation of a key nursing philosophy or theory. Case studies and critical thinking activities help bridge the gap between theory and application