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Comparative analysis of Orem's and King's theories
Author(s) -
Hanucharumkul Somchit
Publication year - 1989
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.1365-2648.1989.tb01542.x
Subject(s) - nursing theory , scope (computer science) , psychology , nursing , epistemology , medline , medicine , philosophy , computer science , political science , law , programming language
Dorothea Orem and Imogene King are two nursing theorists who are contributing significantly to the development of nursing knowledge This paper compares the similarities and differences in their strategies for theory development, their views of nursing metaparadigm concepts, and their theories of nursing system and goal attainment in terms of scope, usefulness, and their unique contribution to nursing science