Concept Development in Nursing : Foundations, Techniques, and Applications (2 ed)

This book presents state-of-the-art methods for developing concepts appropriate for nursing. It presents a wide array of approaches to concept developments, ranging from the classic to the cutting-edge in a matter that balances philosophical foundations with techniques and practical examples.Explores approaches ranging from the classic to constructivist to critical or postmodernBalances philosophy and methods, illustrating each method with a complete example of a specific concept developed using that method.