This volume, based on the work of Imogene King, makes a significant contribution to the advancement of nursing science. It begins with a philosophical overview by King herself after which prominent international contributors describe specific implementations of King's theory. The progression of knowledge in the field nursing science is evaluated and the volume culminates with suggestions for further exploration and refinement.
Foreword - Rosemarie Rizzo Parse PART ONE: BUILDING NURSING SCIENCE From Conceptual Frameworks to Nursing Knowledge - Maureen A Frey A Systems Framework for Nursing - Imogene King The Theory of Goal Attainment - Imogene King PART TWO: ADVANCING THE SYSTEMS FRAMEWORK A Systems View of Health - Cynthia Winker Development of a Theory of Departmental Power within Imogene King's Framework - Christina L Sieloff King's Interacting Systems and Empathy - Martha Raile Alligood, Ginger Evans and Dorothy Wilt The Concept of Space in King's Conceptual Framework - Liselotte Rooke Its Implications for Nursing Family Health as Derived from King's Conceptual Framework - Mona Newsom Wicks Toward a Theory of Family and Child Health - Maureen A Frey A Framework for Research with Parents of and Children with Neural Tube Defect Utlizing King's Interacting Systems Framework - Elizabeth F Hobdell Defining the Health of a Social System within Imogene King's Framework - Christina L Sieloff Using Health, Personal, and Interpersonal System Concepts within the King Conceptual Framework to Explore Perceived Health Status during the Menopause Transition - Nancy C Sharts-Hopko Implementing Nursing Diagnoses within the Context of King's Conceptual Framework - Esther Byrne-Coker et al Integration of King's Conceptual Framework into Nursing Practice - Mary Fawcett, Valine Vaillancourt and Annabelle Watson Using King's Conceptual Framework to Explore Family Health in Families of the Young Chronically Mentally Ill - Mary Molewyk Doornbos PART THREE: ADVANCING THE THEORY OF GOAL ATTAINMENT Theory of Goal Attainment - Martha Raile Alligood Application of Adult Orthopedic Nursing Practice Perceptual Congruency between Clients and Nurses - Dorothy Froman Testing King's Theory of Goal Attainment Use of King's Theory of Goal Attainment to Promote Adolescents' Health Behavior - Kathleen M Hanna Analyzing Nurse-Patient Interactions in Japan - Tomomi Kameoka Goal Attainment in Short-Term Group Psychotherapy Settings - Joyce K Laban, Larry Sneed and Sandra Seidel Clinical Implications for Practice Focusing on King's Conceptual Framework in Education by Using an Experiential Learning Model - Liselotte Rooke A Challenge to Improve the Quality of Nursing Care Implementation of Theory-Based Nursing Practice - Patricia R Messmer Theory of Goal Attainment in the Context of Organizational Structure - Mary Lue Jolly and Cynthia Winker Theory Based Practice in the Emergency Department - Michelle Benedict and Maureen A Frey PART FOUR: EVALUATION State of the Science and Future Directions - Ann L Whall and Jacqueline Fawcett
