"This classic text examines how nursing theory and patterns of knowing affect nursing practice. Now in its seventh edition, Integrated Theory and Knowledge Development in Nursing includes information on the newest pattern of knowing - emancipatory knowing - that focuses on the human capacity to create change by envisioning desired outcomes, particularly in situations that involve injustice or social wrongs. Throughout the book, helpful activities encourage you to reflect on important concepts and explore how these theories can be used to improve the quality of care."--BOOK JACKET.
Table of Contents
Nursing's Fundamental Patterns of Knowing
p. 1
The History of Knowledge Development in Nursing
p. 28
Emancipatory Knowledge Development
p. 76
Ethical Knowledge Development
p. 108
Personal Knowledge Development
p. 133
Aesthetic Knowledge Development
p. 150
Empiric Knowledge Development: Conceptualizing and Structuring
p. 179
Description and Critical Reflection of Empiric Theory
p. 219
Validating and Confirming Empiric Knowledge Using Research
p. 250
Utilizing and Validating Empiric Knowledge in Practice
p. 274
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