Towards a Discipline of Nursing
Published on 3. February 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-0-443-04438-0 (ISBN)
Description
The first book to provide a wide-ranging Australian contribution to nursing theory. For the first time Australian nurse academics have the opportunity to present their thinking in a sustained piece of writing, and to invite the scrutiny of their peers. Towards a Discipline of Nursing is a milestone in Australian nursing publishing. Features: * Provides a rich resource for analysis, debate, research, and further theoretical development. * Offers controversial interpretations of, and responses to, conventional wisdom * Contributions from outstanding Australian nurse theorists
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
Adult education
Illustrations
Illustd
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 159 mm
Weight
772 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-443-04438-0 (9780443044380)
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Content
Ways of Knowing in Nursing. An Evolving Discipline. The Nature and Relevance of Theory for Practice. Are We Asking the Right Questions?. Mapping the Terrain of the Discipline. Facilitation and Self-Care: Developing Frameworks for Learning and Practice. The Relationship Between Theory and Practice in the Aducative Process. Nursing Knowledge: Process of Production. The Contribution of Feminist Research. In Search of an Australian Identity. Phenomenology: A Window to the Nursing World. Phenomenology in Clinical Practice. In Support of a Scientific Basis. Being and Nature: An Interpretation of Person and Environment. Preofessional Ethics and Reflective Practice: A Moral Analysis. Becoming a Reflective Practitioner. Generating Theory from Practice: The Refelctive Technique. Exploring Reflection: Knowing and Constructing Practice. Implications of the Critical Paradigm. The Construction of Nursing: Idealogy, Discourse, And Representation. Theory: Where Are We Going and What Have We Missed Along the Way?. Threads of an Emerging Discipine: Praxis, Reflection, Rhetoric, And Research. Epilogue. Index