This book seeks to define nursing at a manag ement or administrative level. Using the widely regarded Orm en self-care deficit model to provide a nursing focus, the a uthors explore the administrative structures, processes and outcomes. '
This is the first volume on social support from a nursing perspective. The author documents nursing's contribution to the field and analyzes current conceptual controversies. She emphasizes the necessity for a social support based framework and proposes a psychosocial model of health care delivery that incorporates environment, nursing and health and that regards patients as partners, families as allies.
Developed by clinical nurse experts, this book provides information on the care of men with prostate cancer. It offers an understanding of symptoms, diagnostic methods, treatment options, and psycho-social effects of this disease. It focuses on quality of life, and the nurses' role in improving this through teaching patients and their families.
Presents grounded theory as the research method of choice for nurses seeking to find out how people cope with existing or potential health challenges. This book offers broad coverage of method, background, philosophical roots, and directions for grounded theory in nursing.
A Practical Guide to Meta-Analysis and Meta-Synthesis
Meta-study is an exciting new opportunity for the analysis and synthesis of qualitative research findings. Over the last two decades, a wide range of methods and approaches originating from the social and health sciences have provided a wealth of new knowledge sources from which to develop theory. This book provides step-by-step directions for how ......
The Nature of Evidence in Qualitative Inquiry breaks new ground by providing urgently needed standards for qualitative inquiry and tackling the significant issues of what constitutes qualitative evidence. The contributors address, in particular, the place of qualitative evidence in the planning, delivery, and evaluation of health care. They begin ......
Written by noted nurse historians and educators, this book presents nursing history in the context of problems and issues that persist in modern times. It traces issues, such as professional autonomy, working conditions, relationships with other health professionals, appropriate knowledge for education and licensure, gender, class, and race.
This volume provides an in-depth global study of nursing as a profession. The contributors discuss projected patterns about nursing now and in the future and present their views on how the profession should go forward. This volume contains 78 original chapters by 105 contributing authors, many of whom are elected Fellows of the American Academy of ......
Aims to encourage nurses to become involved in the political process - by running for office, seeking appointments, or becoming active on some level in local government. This title helps nurses realize their leadership potential.
