Models, Theories and Concepts

James P. Smith is the author of Models, Theories and Concepts: Advanced Nursing Series, published by Wiley.

• Introduction; Problems with paradigms in a caring profession; Concepts, analysis and the development of nursing knowledge - the evolutionary cycle; Restructuring - an emerging theory on the process of losing weight; Benevolence, a central moral concept derived from a grounded theory study of nursing decision making in psychiatric settings; Mid-range theory building and the nursing theory-practice gap - a respite care case study; Toward a theory of touch - the touching process and acquiring a touching style; Can combined oral contraceptives be made more effective by means of a nursing care model?; Advice concerning breastfeeding from mothers of infants admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit - the Roy adaptation model as a conceptual structure; Mitral valve prolapse and its effects - a programme of inquiry within Orem's Self-Care Deficit Theory of Nursing; The Betty Neuman Systems Model applied to practice - a client with multiple sclerosis; The ageing family in crisis - assessment and decision-making models; The evaluation of the Johnson Behavioural System Model of Nursing; Index