Deborah Finfgeld-Connett 30 META-SYNTHESIS OF NURSING PRESENCE1 META-SYNTHESIS OF NURSING PRESENCE Due, in part, to its spiritual and philosophical underpinnings, nursing presence is a complex concept that is vague and…
Janice M. Morse 23 MAKING USEFUL THEORY: MAKING THEORY USEFUL There was a dean at my university who was a scientist with high intelligence but low boiling point. One day…
Joanne M. Hall 38 THE THEORY OF BECOMING RESOLUTE: GUIDING MENTAL HEALTH PRACTICE WITH SURVIVORS OF MALTREATMENT What is your story? How would you like it to unfold? Mental health…
Janice M. Morse 34 THEORETICAL COALESCENCE We are proposing a theory of theories that sees theory as a conceptual system invented to some purpose—when seen in its full consequences—has revolutionary…
Janice M. Morse 6 THE BATTLEFIELD OF KNOWLEDGE: DIFFERENT PURPOSES, DIFFERENT APPROACHES “It’s a bird.” “It’s a plane.” “It’s Superman!” —Maxwell and Duchovny (1939) As our perception of something changes,…
Janice M. Morse 11 CONCEPT EVALUATION: DETERMINING APPROPRIATE STRATEGIES FOR CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT1 Trust, but verify. —Ronald Reagan Concepts do not dichotomously simply exist or not exist. Rather, scientific concepts are…
