"The only nursing research and theory book with primary works by the original theorists! Noted nursing scholars explore the historical and contemporary theories that are the foundation of nursing practice today. The 5th Edition, continues to meet the needs of today's students with an expanded focus on the middle range theories and practice models that link theory to clinical practice. You'll explore the role of these theories in the real-world to see how they guide nursing practice."--EBSCO.

Preceded by Nursing theories & nursing practice / [edited by] Marlaine C. Smith, Marilyn E. Parker. Fourth edition. 2015.

SECTION I: An Introduction to Nursing Theory -- SECTION II: Conceptual Influences on the Evolution of Nursing Theory -- SECTION III: Conceptual Models/Grand Theories in the Integrative-Interactive Paradigm -- SECTION IV: Conceptual Models/Grand Theories in the Unitary-Transformative Paradigm -- SECTION V: Grand Theories About Care or Caring -- SECTION VI: Middle-Range Theories.