Strategies for Theory Construction in Nursing

The focus of this book is to detail the advances that have been made in theory development and to demonstrate the continued relevance of theory to nursing practice. Part I discusses concepts. statement, and theory development with recently published examples of theory strategies. Chapter I provides a historical context to theory development and added coverage of global perspectives on nursing theory. Part II, III, and IV are reorganized in this edition to emphasize the interdependence among concept-statement-and theory-related strategies. The last section, Part V, features new integrative principles related to concept, statement, and theory testing and also covers validation of concepts and theories.