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Nursing theory: the comparison of four theoretical proposals
Author(s) -
McFarlane Elizabeth A.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1980.tb00206.x
Subject(s) - sister , nursing theory , psychology , nursing , nursing practice , medline , medicine , sociology , law , political science , anthropology
The purpose of this study was twofold: (1) to describe theory and its relationship to nursing knowledge and practice, and (2) to compare the theoretical proposals of Imogene King (1975), Dorothea Orem (1971), Martha Rogers (1970) and Sister Calista Roy (1970).