Full Description
This text presents the ""state of the science"" based on King's conceptual system and Theory of Goal Attainment. Students and graduates of nursing education courses at the master's and doctoral level will find it useful in order to understand the foundational work conducted by others. Practicing nurses will also gain an appreciation as to how King's conceptual system and new middle range theories can be applied to clinical practice questions. It is also hoped that this text will encourage other nurses to begin the work of developing and testing middle range theories.
Contents
Part I FOUNDATIONS; Chapter 1: King's Structure, Process, and Outcome in the Twenty-first Century, Imogene King; Chapter 2: The Nursing Act is an Excellent Human Act: A Philosophical Analysis Derived from Classical Philosophy and the Conceptual Framework and Theory of Imogene King, Beverly J. B. Whelton; Part II MIDDLE RANGE THEORIES; Chapter 3: King's Conceptual System and the Family Health Theory (FHT) in the Families of Adults with Persistent Mental Illnesses - An Evolving Conceptualization, Mary Molewyk Doornbos; Chapter 4: A Theory of Asynchronous Development: A Mid-level Theory Derived from A Synthesis of King and Peplau, Phyllis MacDonald du Mont; Chapter 5: Testing a Theory of Decision-Making Derived from King's Systems Framework in Women Eligible for a Cancer Clinical Trial, Heidi E. Ehrenberger, Martha R. Alligood, Sandra P. Thomas, Debra C. Wallace, and Cynthia M. Licavoli; Chapter 6: Social Support and Health of Older Adults, Janice E. Fries Reed; Chapter 7: The Theory of Integration: Congruency With Imogene King's Conceptual System, Cheri Ann Hernandez; Chapter 8: Development of a Mid-range Theory of Quality of Life of Stroke Survivors Derived From King's Conceptual System, Jenecia Fairfax.
