A new edition of this successful undergraduate nursing text relates theory to practice using an easily accessible and reader friendly style. Complex ideas are explained clearly, avoiding jargon. Learning objectives, Learning exercises and Study Questions make this a comprehensive learning resource. Every chapter has been updated Updated information on developing evidence-based practice This new edition focuses more directly on the student market, including learning objectives and other helpful study aids. New material on developing evidence-based practice A new chapter on the evaluation of contemporary practice against the social history of nursing
This text offers a succinct overview of some of the most popular and influential nursing models in use and their application to clinical practice.
This book introduces readers to the basics of Advanced Practice Nursing (APN), which offers expanded clinical competence that can help improve the quality of health and care services.
Pearson (2003) argued that role confusion and conflict have become endemic in nursing for a number of reasons. He concluded that although the contribution of nursing is difficult to define in an evolving profession, the re-thinking of ...
Vital Notes for Nurses: Nursing Models, Theories and Practice provides a concise, accessible introduction to the development, application and evaluation of nursing theories and clearly outlines their relevance to everyday nursing practice.
This is the first resource to demonstrate to nurse leaders, administrators, and staff how to develop, apply, and successfully integrate a professional practice model into a health system.
Ineffective responses are those that do not promote the integrity of the person nor contribute to the goals of adaptation ( Roy & Andrews , 1991 ) . Nursing interacts with the person as a holistic adaptive system .
Nursing Models: Application to Practice
This text offers step-by-step guidelines on: * how to analyse concepts * how to generate and select theory * how to apply and test theory in practice.
Nursing Theories: A Framework for Professional Practice, Second Edition covers the work of those who have been central to nursing theory for decades as well as many newer theorists.
Kaplan–Meier survival curve Proportional hazards regression The Kaplan–Meier survival curve is a nonparametric estimation of the risk of surviving the occurrence of an event. Proportional hazards regression is used to calculate the ...