Author: Janie B. Butts

2011, Paperback, 665 pages.

This covers all of the major nursing theories as well as a section on interdisciplinary theories.

It includes chapters on the philosophy of science, foundations of knowledge development and the integrating and disseminating of knowledge in advanced practice.

Contents

Preface  
Contributors  
Part  I  Foundations of Nursing Science
  Chapter  1  Philosophy of Science: An Introduction 
  Chapter  2  The Evolution of Nursing Science 
  Chapter  3  The Essentials of the Doctorate of Nursing Practice: A Philosophical and Theoretical Perspective 
Part  II  The Structure and Function of Theory 
  Chapter  4  Theory in Practice 
  Chapter  5  Components and Levels of Abstraction in Nursing Knowledge 
Part  III  Interdisciplinary Theories and Worldviews
  Chapter  6  Introduction to Complexity Science
  Chapter  7  Critical Theory and Emancipatory Knowing 
  Chapter  8  Feminismt Ethics: Some Applicable Thoughts for Advanced Practice Nurses
  Chapter  9  Moral Theories and Methods 
  Chapter  10  Educational and Learning Theories 
  Chapter  11  Health Behavior Theories 
  Chapter  12  Theories Focused on Interpersonal Relationships 
  Chapter  13  Environmental Philosophy and Theories 
  Chapter  14  Economic Theories 
  Chapter  15  Theories of Organizational Behavior and Leadership 
  Chapter  16  Theoretical Approaches to Quality Improvement 
Part  IV  Select Nursing Models and Theories
  Chapter  17  Models and Theories Focused on Nursing Goals and Functions 
  Chapter  18  Models and Theories Focused on a Systems Approach
  Chapter  19  Models and Theories Focused on Human Existence and Universal Energy 
  Chapter  20  Models and Theories Focused on Competencies and Skills 
  Chapter  21  Theories Focused on Caring 
  Chapter  22  Theories Focused on Culture 
  Chapter  23  The Praxis Theory of Suffering 
Part  V  Tools for Integrating and Disseminating Knowledge in Advanced Nursing Practice
  Chapter  24  Theory Testing and Theory Evaluation 
  Chapter  25  Using Theory as Evidence in Advanced Nursing Practice 

About the authors

Janie B. Butts is Associate Professor at The University of Southern Mississippi School of Nursing in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and teaches classroom and online nursing courses at the doctoral, master's, and baccalaureate levels. Courses include ethics, advanced theory, advanced practice issues, professional development, research, and professional nursing practice. Dr. Butts has been elected to serve beginning in 2008 in the capacity of Consultant Editor for Nursing Ethics journal, an international journal with headquarters located in England. Current specific research interests include death and dying ethical issues. The most recent research is a content analysis on adult sibling loss. Dr. Butts' journal articles and book chapters include topics on ethics, her research, education, professional issues, and home care ethics, and she reviews for top nursing journals and book companies. Dr. Butts' doctoral degree is from the University of Alabama at Birmingham with an emphasis in nursing education and nursing science, and her master's degree is from the University of Mississippi at the Medical Center, Jackson, with an emphasis in adult health nursing and nursing management.

Karen L. Rich is an Assistant Professor at The University of Southern Mississippi School of Nursing in Long Beach, Mississippi, where she teaches public health nursing, ethics, and professional development. Dr. Rich’s doctoral degree in nursing with an emphasis in ethics is from The University of Southern Mississippi. She has a master's in public health nursing from Louisiana State University and a post-master's in psychiatric-mental health nursing, nurse practitioner emphasis, from The University of Southern Mississippi. Dr. Rich serves as a Consultant Editor for the internationalNursing Ethics journal. She serves on the ethics committees of a large county hospital in Gulfport, Mississippi, and a private hospital in Biloxi, Mississippi. Dr. Rich has written a number of articles and book chapters about ethics and philosophy. Her special interests are communitarian ethics, virtue ethics, ethics in public health, Eastern philosophy and ethics, and critical thinking in nursing.

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