Strategies for Theory Construction in Nursing 5th Edition

Strategies for Theory Construction in Nursing (5th Edition) 5th Edition
Author: Visit ‘s Lorraine Olszewski Walker Page ID: 0132156881

Series: Strategies for Theory Construction in NursingPaperback: 256 pagesPublisher: Prentice Hall; 5th edition (September 25, 2010)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0132156881ISBN-13: 978-0132156882 Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 0.6 x 8.8 inches Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Best Sellers Rank: #13,680 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #8 in Books > Medical Books > Nursing > Issues, Trends & Roles #11 in Books > Medical Books > Nursing > Research & Theory #12 in Books > Textbooks > Medicine & Health Sciences > Medicine > Clinical > Pediatrics

If you are a student in an MPhil/PhD program and have to do concept analysis, then this is a must have. Walker and Avant simplified the Wilsonian method. I followed the book and did a great job in my coursework and then in the conceptual and operational definition of the variables for my research proposal.

This book was listed as a recommended reading source, but not required for a class I was taking. I decided to go ahead and order it when I realized the required text required constant use of dictionary to understand its content. This book turned out to be the "Nursing Theory for Dummies," for me. It was easy to read and follow. I would definitely recommend it! The only thing I regret is that I ordered the book and paid for one day shipping, and the book did not arrive in the recommeded time, even though the seller was and not an individual seller. It would seem that it’s better to take your chance on the individuals selling their items. I was very disappointed in .

If you are undertaking concept development or analysis it’s difficult to avoid reading this text at some point, since it is a seminal text referred to widely by others in the literature. Although much of the discussion surrounding this text has centred on its discussion of concept analysis, in reality this is only one of nine strategies it describes for concept development. As a non-nursing scholar, what is most striking about this text is in fact not Walker and Avant’s concept analysis strategy at all, but rather the way in which they demystify the process of theory construction by first explicating the different elements involved and then describing a variety of approaches that can be taken along with some strategies for choosing among these. This text is by no means perfect – for example, its discussion of the concept synthesis strategy is noticeably less detailed than its discussion of some other strategies – but it is an important text for anyone engaging in concept development for the first time.
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