Books in the Notes on Nursing Theories series

Explores King's framework and theory and explains how the theory focuses on the mutual goals of nurse and patient. In addition to a brief biography, the origin and structure of King's conceptual framework is described.

Provides a comprehensible overview of Orem's self-care deficit model of nursing. This model envisions that nursing should be concerned with the patient's need to move towards responsible action in self-care in order to sustain life and health or to recover from disease or injury.

Nursing is placed within a humanistic framework in Paterson and Zderad''s theory, which defines nursing as a nurturing response aimed at well-being. Three constructs of nursing, which describe the why and how of nursing practice, are identified: `comfort'', `clinical'' and `all-at-once''.In this volume, O''Connor explores the origin of the theory and its underlying assumptions. She also examines the major concepts of the metaparadigm of nursing, including the nursing process.

Neuman's Systems Model is a comprehensive conceptual framework, used extensively in nursing education; it reflects nursing's interest in holism and the influence of the environment on health. This volume provides a clear and concise overview of the model and includes a brief biography of the theorist and a succinct discussion of the theory itself.