LibGuides: Nursing Resources: Nursing Theorists

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This page offers books and weblinks to information on the nurses and scholars who have developed theories of nursing practice.

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Nursing Theory Websites

Nursing Theories Page
Links to articles about Nursing Theories, put together by the San Diego University Nursing program.
Nursing Theories Overview
Definitions of the terms used in discussing nursing theories.
Nursing Theories
From Nursing Theory, lists and short articles about major nursing theorists and the theories that have contributed to the development of professional nursing practice.

Books on Nursing Theory in RTC LIbrary

Nursing as Caring by Anne Boykin; Savina O. Schoenhofer
Call Number: 610.73 BOYKIN 2001
ISBN: 076371643X
Publication Date: 2000-12-26
Caring is an essential value in the personal and professional lives of nurses. This book is a response to the call for a theory of nursing as caring. The Nursing as Caring theory is about a unique way of living, caring in the world. This theory provides a view that can be lived in all nursing situations and can be practiced alone or in combination with other theories.Please note there is a ten copy minimum order for this title.
An Introduction to Theory and Reasoning in Nursing by Steve Johnson; Pamela B. Webber; Betty M. Johnson
Call Number: 610.7301 JOHNSON 2010
ISBN: 0781791030
Publication Date: 2009-03-26
This nursing text is devoted to the teaching of theory, research, and reasoning. It helps nursing students develop a foundation of reasoning skills that are necessary to integrate the components of knowledge, skills, values, meanings, and experiences into nursing practice. The text delivers a clear and understandable message about theory, what it is, and how it supports nurses and their practice. It provides an overview of theory, theory development, important nursing theories and nursing theorists, as well as a method for critiquing theory.
Nursing Theories by Masters; Kathleen Masters
Call Number: 610.7301 NURSING 2006n
ISBN: 9781449626013
Publication Date: 2006
Nursing Theories: A Framework for Professional Practice presents a fascinating look at the work of select nurse theorists and popular nursing theories, teaching readers to both understand and apply theories in nursing practice. Broken into five, comprehensive sections the text opens with a general overview of nursing theory and application before providing a more in-depth analysis of the major and middle range theories of nursing.

And More Nursing Theory Books

Understanding the work of nursing theorists: A creative beginning. Call Number: 610.73 SITZMAN 2011

Nursing : The philosophy and science of caring. Call Number: 610.73 WATSON 1985

Advancing King's systems framework and theory of nursing. Call Number: 610.7301 ADVANCI 1995k

Nursing theory : analysis, application, evaluation. Call Number: 610.7301 BARNUM 1994

Nursing: the practice of caring. Call Number: 610.7301 BISHOP 1991

Culture care diversity and universality: A theory of nursing (2nd ed.). Call Number: 610.7301 CULTURE 2006c

Imogene King: A conceptual framework for nursing. Call Number: 610.7301 EVANS 1991

Dorothea Orem: Self-care deficit theory. Call Number: 610.7301 HARTWEG 1991

A theory of nursing: Systems, concepts, process. Call Number: 610.7301 KING-I 1981

Language of nursing theory and metatheory. Call Number: 610.7301 LANGUAG 1997n

Fundamentals of nursing models, theories and practice. Call Number: 610.7301 MCKENNA 2014

Nursing theories and nursing practice. Call Number: 610.7301 NURSING 2001t

Nursing theorists and their work. (5th ed.) Call Number: 610.7301 NURSING 2002 c.2

Nursing theories: Conceptual & philosophical foundations. Call Number: 610.7301 NURSING 2006t

Nursing theories and nursing practice (2nd ed.). Call Number: 610.7301 NURSING 2006n

Nursing: Concepts of practice (5th ed.). Call Number: 610.7301 OREM-D 1995

Philosophies and theories for advanced nursing practice. Call Number: 610.7301 PHILOSO 2011t

Peplau's model in action. Call Number: 610.7301 SIMPSON 1991

Nursing: Human science and human care. Call Number: 610.7301 WATSON 1999

Postmodern nursing. Call Number: 610.7301 WATSON 1999p

Nursing: Human science and human care : a theory of nursing. Call Number: 610.7301 WATSON 1999

Nursing theories and models. Call Number: 610.7301 WESLEY 1991

Nursing illuminations: A book of days. Call Number: 610.7301092 VANBETT 2004

A dictionary of nursing theory and research. Call Number: 610.7303 POWERS 1990

Hildegard Peplau: Psychiatric nurse of the century. Call Number: 610.7368092 CALLAWA 2002