Analyzing and conceptualizing the theoretical foundations of nursing / Janice Morse.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section I: Desperately Seeking Theory -- 1. The fringes of knowledge -- 2. Where we came from -- 3. Seeing what we know: knowing what we see -- 4. Incorporating theory into practice research -- 5. Orientation 101: definitions and other essential extraneous notes -- 6. The battlefield of knowledge: different purposes, different approaches -- Section II: All About Concepts; The Conceptualization of Concepts -- 7. Concepts in context -- 8. Summary of major methods for exploring concepts -- 9. Inductive-deductive pitfalls in concept development -- 10. The pink elephant paradox (or, avoiding the misattribution of data) -- 11. Concept evaluation: determining appropriate strategies for concept development -- Section III: Emerging Concepts -- 12. Qualitative strategies for concept development -- 13. Concept identification using qualitative inquiry -- 14. Building concepts -- 15. Qualitative structured techniques -- 16. The prototypical method

Section IV: Partially developed concepts -- 17. Concept clarification : the use of pragmatic utility -- 18. Research using pragmatic utility -- 19. Concept comparison -- 20. Self-transcendence and self-reformation : one concept or two? -- Section V: Toward Mid-rang Theory -- 21. From concept development to qualitatively derived theory : ethical sensitivity in professional practice -- 22. Linking and ordering concepts -- 23. Making useful theory : making theory useful -- 24. Modes of releasing in the Praxis Theory of Suffering : the responses of women to the results of breast biopsy -- Section VI: Mixed- and Multiple-Method Approaches -- 25. Expanding theory using mixed methods -- 26. Developing theory using mixed methods : patterns of attending in nursing -- Section VII: The Quanitiative Mindframe -- 27. Developing quantitative theory -- 28. The social determinants of health : an expanded conceptual framework for nursing -- Section VIII: Toward Certainty: Building a Mature Theoretical Base -- 29. Toward certainty : qualitative meta-synthesis -- 30. Meta-synthesis of nursing presence

31. Perceived competency and resolution of homelessness among women with substance abuse problems -- 32. Developing theory using meta-analysis -- 33. Toward a theory of illness : the illness-constellation model -- Section IX: Toward Theory-based interventions -- 34. Theoretical coalescence -- 35. The evolution of our understanding of suffering : The Praxis Theory of Suffering -- 36. Toward understanding comfort and comforting -- 37. The praxis theory of comfort and comforting -- 38. The theory of becoming resolute : guiding mental health practice with survivors of maltreatment -- Section X: Postface -- 39. The myth of a theory base -- Postface : the (r)evolution of nursing.

Delivers all information required for the Theoretical Foundations of Nursing course By embracing the major conceptual and theoretical contributions to nursing research that are outside of traditional nursing theory, this book serves as a vital resource for nurse researchers, and one that is indispensable for doctoral nursing students embarking on their dissertations. Containing the full complement of information required for the Theoretical Foundations of Nursing course for PhD programs, the text supports the foundational skills needed for excellence in research and scholarship. The book examines in depth the components of nursing theory and the types of theory used in nursing research and practice, and teaches students about the nature and use of concepts and the development of critical thinking skills that are essential for nursing research.This text contains information for developing concepts and middle-range theory, using a variety of qualitative research methods, broadening theoretical scope by linking middle-range theories, and moving knowledge toward certainty by use of evidence. It also illustrates the construction of frameworks for quantitative inquiry, exploring theory in mixed-method design and how theory develops knowledge. Each method includes a description of the methodological approach and examples of subsequent concept or theory development. The text includes several methods for the development of concepts, micro- and mid-range theories using qualitative research, and a discussion of the new trend of moving these qualitative theories toward practice-based evidence. Each section of the book contains practical examples and supplementary activities that encourage inquiry.

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