Strategies for theory construction in nursing /

Walker, Lorraine Olszewski.

Strategies for theory construction in nursing / Lorraine Olszewski Walker, Kay Coalson Avant. - 5th ed. - Boston : Prentice Hall, c2011. - xi, 243 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Theory in nursing : past to present -- Using knowledge development and theory to inform practice -- Approaches to theory development used in this book -- Concept derivation -- Statement derivation -- Theory derivation -- Concept synthesis -- Statement synthesis -- Theory synthesis -- Concept analysis -- Statement analysis -- Theory analysis -- Concept, statement, and theory testing.

9780132156882 (alk. paper) 0132156881 (alk. paper)

2010022348


Nursing--Philosophy.
Nursing models.
Nursing Theory.
Models, Nursing.

RT84.5 / .W34 2011

618.9285506 / WLS

WY 86 / W181s 2010