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Knowledge Development in Nursing

Theory and Process

  • 12 Edición - 23 de junio de 2025
  • Última edición
  • Autores: Peggy L. Chinn, Lucinda Canty, Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu
  • Idioma: Inglés

Learn how to apply the five patterns of knowing to nursing care! Knowledge Development in Nursing: Theory and Process, 12th Edition, explores nursing theory and how it is relate… Leer más

Descripción

Learn how to apply the five patterns of knowing to nursing care! Knowledge Development in Nursing: Theory and Process, 12th Edition, explores nursing theory and how it is related to nursing research and quality patient care. It examines the principles of knowledge development, and uses the five patterns of knowing to help you develop sound clinical judgment. Each chapter begins with a Basics section, which is followed by a Now That You Know the Basics section, providing a deeper understanding of knowledge patterns for more advanced learners. Content aligns with the 2021 AACN Essentials for Nursing Education. Streamlined for easier readability, this edition reflects the latest thinking in nursing knowledge development and emphasizes to real-world application.

Puntos claves

  • Focus on the evolution of Barbara Carper’s five Patterns of Knowing helps you learn how to apply theory to practice and develop sound clinical judgment
  • Learning and study questions emphasize the application of each chapter's content to nursing practice
  • 2021 AACN Essentials for Nursing Education domains are addressed throughout
  • QR codes throughout the text direct you to an animation explaining the five Patterns of Knowing, as well as resources on Nursology.net that further illustrate and explain the nursing theories in each chapter
  • Exploration of the five Patterns of Knowing includes empiric, personal, aesthetic, ethical, and emancipatory knowledge, defining each type and how they relate to each other
  • Evidence-based practice discussions provide examples of how the five patterns of knowing may be applied to nursing practice
  • Coverage of theory, theory development, and the relationship of theory to nursing research and practice helps you learn to apply theory to practice
  • Interpretive summaries highlight the interrelatedness of all patterns of knowing, making it easier for you to apply all dimensions of knowing to specific chapter content
  • Full-color diagram in the front of the book depicts how the patterns of knowing are related
  • Appendixes at the end of the text include additional learning activities.
  • Glossary defines the key terms and concepts of nursing theory

De interès para

Graduate-level nursing students and practicing nurses

Índice

1. Nursing’s Fundamental Patterns of Knowing

2. Historical Contexts of Knowledge Development in Nursing

3. Emancipatory Knowing and Knowledge Development

4. Ethical Knowledge Development

5. Personal Knowledge Development

6. Aesthetic Knowledge Development

7. Empiric Knowledge Development

8. Description and Critical Reflection of Empiric Theory

9. Knowledge Authentication Processes

10. Integrated Expression of Knowledge in Practice

11. Strengthening the Discipline

APPENDIX
Learning Features

Detalles del producto

  • Edición: 12
  • Última edición
  • Publicado: 16 de septiembre de 2025
  • Idioma: Inglés

Sobre los autores

PC

Peggy L. Chinn

Afiliaciones y experiencia
University of Connecticut School of Nursing, Storrs, CT, USA

LC

Lucinda Canty

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Associate Professor and Director of Seedworks Health Equity in Nursing Program University of Massachusetts Elaine Marieb College of Nursing Amherst, MA, USA

LM

Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Professor University of Minnesota School of Nursing Minneapolis, MN, USA