31. Theory of chronic sorrow
CHAPTER 31 Theory of chronic sorrow Ann M. Schreier and Nellie S. Droes “Chronic sorrow is the presence of pervasive grief-related feelings that have been found to occur periodically throughout…
36. Peaceful end-of-life theory
CHAPTER 36 Peaceful end-of-life theory Patricia A. Higgins and Dana M. Hansen “Standards of care offer a promising approach for the development of middle-range prescriptive theories because of their empirical…
8. Theory of bureaucratic caring
CHAPTER 8 Theory of bureaucratic caring Sherrilyn Coffman “Improved patient safety, infection control, reduction in medication errors, and overall quality of care in complex bureaucratic health care systems cannot occur…
13. Unitary human beings
CHAPTER 13 Unitary human beings Mary E. Gunther “Professional practice in nursing seeks to promote symphonic interaction between man and environment, to strengthen the coherence and integrity of the human…
24. Humanbecoming
CHAPTER 24 Humanbecoming Debra A. Bournes and Gail J. Mitchell Rosemarie Rizzo Parse “The assumptions and principles of humanbecoming incarnate a deep concern for the delicate sentiments of being human…
11. Theory of caritative caring
CHAPTER 11 Theory of caritative caring Unni Å. Lindström, Lisbet Lindholm Nyström and Joan E. Zetterlund “Caritative caring means that we take “caritas” into use when caring for the human…
22. Culture care theory of diversity and universality
CHAPTER 22 Culture care theory of diversity and universality Marilyn R. McFarland Madeleine M. Leininger 1925 to 2012 “Care is the essence of nursing and a distinct, dominant, central and…
17. Adaptation model
CHAPTER 17 Adaptation model Kenneth D. Phillips and Robin Harris “God is intimately revealed in the diversity of creation and is the common destiny of creation; persons use human creative…
28. Uncertainty in illness theory
CHAPTER 28 Uncertainty in illness theory Donald E. Bailey Jr. and Janet L. Stewart “My theory can be applied to both practice and research. It has been used to explain…
26. Symphonological bioethical theory
CHAPTER 26 Symphonological bioethical theory Carrie Scotto Gladys L. Husted1941 to present James H. Husted1931 to present “Symphonology (from ‘symphonia,’ a Greek word meaning agreement) is a system of ethics…
