Theoretical Basis for Nursing, Third Edition

by Melanie McEwen, Evelyn M. Wills

Designed for one of the core courses taught in all graduate nursing programs, this text is the most contemporary, concise, and readable nursing theory textbook on the market. It presents historical perspectives on the development of nursing theory, assessments of concept and theory development and theory evaluation, middle-range theories, and shared theories from other disciplines in the sociologic, behavioral, and biomedical sciences, focusing on the application of theory. Learning features found throughout the text include case studies and end-of-chapter summaries that help to reinforce essential concepts.

Genres: Nursing, Nonfiction, Textbooks, Medical

508 pages, Paperback

First published June 15, 2001

Reviews

[Josh Eiler · Rating 1 out of 5]

Awful organization. Lacks depth. Good exemplars, but not comprehensively supported. Often introduces theories inconsistently, with bias, and sometimes with little to no consistent depth or utilitarian comprehensiveness.

[Laura Felty · Rating 3 out of 5]

All I can say is nursing theory is hard.

[Rachel Nicole Wagner · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a really great textbook and I will refer back to it over and over again as I am studying for my PhD. This is a great resources and valuable reference :)

xo,
Rach

[SheriC · Rating 4 out of 5]

A useful textbook, well written, easy to read. I relied most heavily on this book for my class.