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Preface

his book is a tribute to nursing theorists and a classic in theoretical nursing literature. It presents many
major thinkers in nursing, reviews their important knowledge-building ideas, lists their publications, and
Tpoints the reader to those using the works and writing about them in their own theoretical publications.
Unit I introduces the text with a brief history of nursing knowledge development and its significance to the
discipline and practice of the profession in Chapter 1. Other chapters in Unit I discuss the history, philosophy
of science and the framework for analysis used throughout the text, logical reasoning and theory development
processes, and the structure of knowledge and types of knowledge within that structure. Ten works from earlier
editions of Nursing Theorists and Their Work are introduced and discussed briefly as nursing theorists of
historical significance in Chapter 5. They are Peplau; Henderson; Abdellah; Wiedenbach; Hall; Travelbee;
Barnard; Adam; Roper, Logan, Tierney, and Orlando.
In Unit II, the philosophies of Nightingale, Watson, Ray, Benner, Martinsen, and Eriksson are presented.
Unit III includes nursing models by Levine, Rogers, Orem, King, Neuman, Roy, and Johnson. The work of
Boykin and Schoenhofer begins Unit IV on nursing theory, followed by the works of Meleis; Pender; Leininger;
Newman; Parse; Erickson, Tomlin, and Swain; and the Husteds. Unit V presents middle range theoretical works
of Mercer; Mishel; Reed; Wiener and Dodd; Eakes, Burke, and Hainsworth; Barker; Kolcaba; Beck; Swanson;
Ruland and Moore. Unit VI addresses the state of the art and science of nursing theory from three perspectives:
the philosophy of nursing science, the expansion of theory development, and the global nature and expanding
use of nursing theoretical works.
The works of nurse theorists from around the world are featured in this text, including works by international
theorists that have been translated into English. Nursing Theorists and Their Work has also been translated into
numerous languages for nursing faculty and students in other parts of the world as well as nurses in practice.
Nurses and students at all stages of their education are interested in learning about nursing theory and
the use of nurse theorist works from around the world. Those who are just beginning their nursing education,
such as associate degree and baccalaureate students, will be interested in the concepts, definitions, and theoreti-
cal assertions. Graduate students, at the masters and doctoral levels, will be more interested in the logical form,
acceptance by the nursing community, the theoretical sources for theory development, and the use of empirical
data. The references and extensive bibliographies are particularly useful to graduate students for locating
primary and secondary sources that augment the websites specific to the theorist. The following comprehensive
websites are excellent resources with information about theory resources and links to the individual theorists
featured in this book:
• Nursing Theory link page, Clayton College and State University, Department of Nursing: http: //www.
healthsci.clayton.edu/eichelberger/nursing.htm
• Nursing Theory page, Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science, University of San Diego: http: //www.
sandiego.edu/academics/nursing/theory/
• A comprehensive collection of nursing theory media, The Nurse Theorists: Portraits of Excellence, Vol. I and
Vol. II and Nurse Theorists: Excellence in Action: http: //www.fitne.net/
The works of the theorists presented in this text have stimulated phenomenal growth in nursing literature and
enriched the professional lives of nurses around the world by guiding nursing research, education, administra-
tion, and practice. The professional growth continues to multiply as we analyze and synthesize these works,

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