Integrated theory and knowledge development in nursing / Peggy L. Chinn, Maeona K. Kramer.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chinn, Peggy L.
Other Authors: Kramer, Maeona K.
Language:English
Published: St. Louis, MO : Mosby/Elsevier, [2011], ©2011.
Edition:Eighth edition.
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Physical Description:xiii, 272 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Nursing's fundamental patterns of knowing
  • The history of knowledge development in nursing
  • Emancipatory knowledge development
  • Ethical knowledge development
  • Personal knowledge development
  • Aesthetic knowledge development
  • Empiric knowledge development : conceptualizing and structuring
  • Description and critical reflection of empiric theory
  • Confirmation and validation of empiric knowledge using research
  • Confirmation and validation of empiric knowledge in practice.