Includes bibliographical references and indexes

TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Philosophy, science, and nursing / Melanie McEwen -- Overview of theory in nursing / Melanie McEwen -- Concept development: clarifying meaning of terms / Evelyn Wills and Melanie McEwen -- Theory development: structuring conceptual relationships in nursing / Melanie McEwen -- Theory analysis and evaluation / Melanie McEwen -- Overview of grand nursing theories / Evelyn Wills -- Grand nursing theories based on human needs / Evelyn Wills -- Grand nursing theories based on interactive process / Evelyn Wills -- Grand nursing theories based on unitary process / Evelyn Wills -- Introduction to middle range nursing theories / Melanie McEwen -- Overview of selected middle range nursing theories / Melanie McEwen -- Theories from the sociologic sciences / Grace M. Bielkiewicz -- Theories from the behavioral sciences / Martha Kuhns -- Theories from the biomedical sciences / Lorraine Frazier -- Theories, models, and frameworks from administration and management / Melinda Oberleitner -- Learning theories / Paula Broussard, Melanie McEwen, and Evelyn Wills -- Application of theory in nursing practice / Melanie McEwen -- Application of theory in nursing research / Melanie McEwen -- Application of theory in nursing administration and management / Melinda Oberleitner -- Application of theory in nursing education / Melanie McEwen and Evelyn Wills -- Future issues in nursing theory / Melanie McEwen

Written in an easily understood style, this book reflects current content course needs by addressing the underlying information needed to understand and apply theory to practice