Adaptation Model
CHAPTER 17 Adaptation Model Kenneth D. Phillips “God is intimately revealed in the diversity of creation and is the common destiny of creation; persons use human creative abilities of awareness,…
Self-Care Deficit Theory of Nursing
CHAPTER 14 Self-Care Deficit Theory of Nursing Violeta A. Berbiglia and Barbara Banfield “Nursing is practical endeavor, but it is practical endeavor engaged in by persons who have specialized theoretic…
Caring, Clinical Wisdom, and Ethics in Nursing Practice
CHAPTER 9 Caring, Clinical Wisdom, and Ethics in Nursing Practice Karen A. Brykczynski “The nurse-patient relationship is not a uniform, professionalized blueprint but rather a kaleidoscope of intimacy and distance…
Transition Theory
CHAPTER 20 Transition Theory Eun-Ok Im “I believe very strongly that, while knowledge is universal, the agents for developing knowledge must reflect the nature of the questions that are framed…
Health Promotion Model
CHAPTER 21 Health Promotion Model Teresa J. Sakraida “Middle range theories that have been tested in research provide evidence for evidencebased practice, thus facilitating translation of research into practice” (Pender,…
Theory Development Process
CHAPTER 4 Theory Development Process Sonya R. Hardin and Sue Marquis Bishop “Nursing’s potential for meaningful human service rests on the union of theory and practice for its fulfillment” (Rogers,…
Maternal Role Attainment—Becoming a Mother
CHAPTER 27 Maternal Role Attainment—Becoming a Mother Molly Meighan “The process of becoming a mother requires extensive psychological, social, and physical work. A woman experiences heightened vulnerability and faces tremendous…
Nursing Theorists of Historical Significance
CHAPTER 5 Nursing Theorists of Historical Significance Marie. E Pokorny “The idea of nursing, historically rooted in the care of the sick and in the provision of nurturance for those…
Symphonological Bioethical Theory
CHAPTER 26 Symphonological Bioethical Theory Carrie Scotto “Symphonology (from ‘symphonia,’ a Greek word meaning agreement) is a system of ethics based on the terms and preconditions of an agreement”. (Husted…
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…
