Nursing models, theories and practice /
Hugh P. McKenna, Oliver D. Slevin.
- Oxford : Blackwell Pub., 2008.
- x, 238 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Vital notes for nurses .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-234) and index.
Introduction : the case for theory in nursing -- Theory from practice or practice from theory? -- Knowing and knowledge : importance for nursing -- Nursing theories and nursing roles -- Nursing theories or nursing models? -- Nursing theories and interpersonal relationships -- Selecting a suitable therory -- Research-based theories or theory-based research? -- Evaluating nursing theories.