Knowledge Development in Nursing

• Discussion of Patterns of Knowing
includes empiric, personal, aesthetic, ethical, and emancipatory knowledge, defining the five different types of knowledge and how they relate to each other.
• Full-color map in the front of the book enhances your understanding with a visual representation of how the patterns of knowing are related.
• Discussion of evidence-based practice provides examples of how the five patterns of knowing may be applied to nursing practice.
• A comprehensive discussion of theory, theory development, and the relationship of theory to nursing research and practice helps you learn to apply theory to practice.
• Think About It questions sharpen your understanding of the emancipatory knowing process of praxis — critical reflection and action that transforms experience.
• Interpretive summaries highlight the essential features of major theories, making conceptual frameworks easier to learn and remember.
• A glossary defines the key terms and concepts of nursing theory.
• An Evolve companion website includes more case studies, a Pattern of Knowing animation, and additional learning resources.

BSN and master’s level courses in nursing theory and/or theory development