abstract：:This article presents an overview of the meaning of the terms concept, theory, and conceptual system. It gives a detailed description of King's conceptual system including personal systems, interpersonal systems, and social systems, and a description of the theory of goal attainment. A discussion of the philosophical ...

journal_title：Nursing science quarterly

authors： King IM

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A nursing practice with abused women and their families based on Parse's theory of Man-Living-Health is described with emphasis on implementation of the practice processes flowing from the theory and common outcomes of the processes. A case study is presented to illustrate how the practice processes aided one couple i...

journal_title：Nursing science quarterly

authors： Butler MJ,Snodgrass FG

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The theme of this paper is the need to address the central question in nursing science. It is hypothesized that in the absence of a central, unifying question, the view of nursing as an applied science, the current research methodological debate, and the social policy statement definition of nursing have hindered nurs...

journal_title：Nursing science quarterly

authors： Packard SA,Polifroni EC

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper explores the meaning of living with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) using Parse's theory of man-living-health as the conceptual framework. The design of the study is based on the qualitative descriptive method. Analysis of the data gathered from interviews with fourteen subjects reveals the emerg...

journal_title：Nursing science quarterly

authors： Nokes KM,Carver K

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health has been described as a central concept and the goal of nursing. The incongruence between that centrality in nursing and in other disciplines and the public's view is discussed. Other issues and views of health also are considered, including diversity and unity in conceptualizing health, the social nature and s...

journal_title：Nursing science quarterly

authors： Meleis AI

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this paper is to explore the concept of change. More precisely, considering insights from Buddhism, existential philosophy, and modern developmental thought, this paper will discuss two aspects of change: (a) change as a fundamental, inevitable aspect of life, and (b) change as a process of risking to c...

journal_title：Nursing science quarterly

authors： DeFeo DJ

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evolve a structural description of the experience of recovering from addiction. The phenomenological method was chosen for the study. The sample consisted of three subjects recovering from addiction. The subjects were asked to write a description of a situation in which they were aware...

journal_title：Nursing science quarterly

authors： Banonis BC

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00