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Strategies for Theory Construction in Nursing (4th Edition)

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As a beginning researcher in medicine, I was quite surprised to find that medicine is considered an atheoretical science. Perhaps I missed a few classes along the way, but as a family physician, I thought I understood theory and theory development. That was until I really started thinking about it. After asking several researchers, mentors, and general queries to other physicians about theory development, I was left with the following: "This is very, very important, but I can't tell you how to start."

Strategies for Theory Construction in Nursing is a well written, easy to read book that gives a basic underpinning to theory development. It is the first book on this topic that I could easily understand. Concepts, statements and theories are developed through analysis, synthesis and derivation. This book, with examples, offers a step-by-step approach to development. It is well worth your time.

This is a classic book on the construction of theory. It is very helpful for the novice graduate student who is starting to get used to the language and world of theory. It provides foundational material on theory development and utilization in practice and research. This book also serves as a ready reference for "seasoned" nurses when reflecting on theory development and modification.

The textbook is required for my doctoral studies in nursing. It is an excellent resource and I highly recommend it to any graduate or doctoral students.

This was a book required for class. It reads very well and was very helpful to learn the theories and how they work.

I needed this for class.
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I was so happy to find this book on Nursing Theory construction and concepts for a Nursing class I am teaching. It is very accessible. Also, thorough enough for my purposes of getting grounded again in how theory is evolved with the use of concept analysis to prepare students for writng a senior paper. This book is big improvement over older texts on the same topic!

This is a wonderful book that helps the reader learn key concepts and analysis in understanding nursing theorist.

I needed this book in a hurry to help write a paper using the conceptual analysis framework and I got it quickly, in great condition and the book was a great support - got a 100 on the paper!