Table of Contents

I. OVERVIEW OF THEORY DEVELOPMENT IN NURSING. 1. Theory Development in Context. 2. Introduction to Elements, Approaches, and Strategies of Theory Development. II. CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT. 3. Concept Analysis. 4. Concept Synthesis. 5. Concept Derivation. III. STATEMENT DEVELOPMENT. 6. Statement Analysis. 7. Statement Synthesis. 8. Statement Derivation. IV. THEORY DEVELOPMENT. 9. Theory Analysis. 10. Theory Synthesis. 11. Theory Derivation. V. PERSPECTIVES ON NURSING SCIENCE. 12. Concept, Statement, and Theory Testing. 13. Dimensions of Nursing Knowledge. Index.