18. The Preschool Child
chapter 18 The Preschool Child Objectives 1. Define each key term listed. 2. List the major developmental tasks of the preschool-age child. 3. Describe the physical, psychosocial, and spiritual development of children from…
Bibliography and Reader References
Complete Bibliography and Reader References Chapter 1: The Past, Present, and Future 1. Ackley B, Ladwig G. Nursing diagnosis handbook: A guide to planning care. 8th ed St. Louis: Mosby;…
Description and critical reflection of empiric theory
Chapter 8 Description and critical reflection of empiric theory http://evolve.elsevier.com/Chinn/knowledge/ We converse with one another of knowledge, research, assumptions and so forth, overconfident that we understand. Norma Koltoff (1967, p….
Confirmation and validation of empiric knowledge using research
Chapter 9 Confirmation and validation of empiric knowledge using research http://evolve.elsevier.com/Chinn/knowledge/ Research extends knowledge through application of scientific methods—not with absolute certainty—but with minimal misinformation. Skepticism, alert self-criticism, constant testing…
Empiric knowledge development: conceptualizing and structuring
Chapter 7 Empiric knowledge development: conceptualizing and structuring http://evolve.elsevier.com/Chinn/knowledge/ Looking at human behavior is like running into a cloud whose origins and direction is unknown. You can see the cloud,…
Nursing’s fundamental patterns of knowing
Chapter 1 Nursing’s fundamental patterns of knowing http://evolve.elsevier.com/Chinn/knowledge/ It is the general conception of any field of inquiry that ultimately determines the kind of knowledge that field aims to develop…
Ethical knowledge development
Chapter 4 Ethical knowledge development http://evolve.elsevier.com/Chinn/knowledge/ Certain fundamental ethical principles are universal and unchangeable, but the interpretation and application of truth changes and different people arrive at truth by widely…
Personal knowledge development
Chapter 5 Personal knowledge development http://evolve.elsevier.com/Chinn/knowledge/ Self is a dynamic concept, ever deepening as we expand and broaden our relationships with others. The Self is created in relation to others….
The history of knowledge development in nursing
Chapter 2 The history of knowledge development in nursing http://evolve.elsevier.com/Chinn/knowledge/ Nursing history was taught, but never accorded much importance . . . a casual interlude . . . and even more disheartening not valued. Lacking historical record the…
