Integrated theory and knowledge development in nursing - Chinn, Peggy L.; Kramer, Maeona K. (St. Louis, MO : Mosby/Elsevier, 2011)
Nursing's fundamental patterns of knowing -- The history of knowledge development in nursing -- Emancipatory knowledge development -- Ethical knowledge development -- Personal knowledge development -- Aesthetic knowledge development -- Empiric knowledge development : conceptualizing and structuring -- Description and critical reflection of empiric theory -- Confirmation and validation of empiric knowledge using research -- Confirmation and validation of empiric knowledge in practice.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Nursing -- Philosophy; Nursing Theory; Knowledge; Philosophy, Nursing