Human physiological and psychosocial behaviour essential to maintain life underpins Roper et al's activities of living model. Examples of these activities are breathing, eating, personal cleansing, learning, working, playing. Originating in Britain, the model stresses continual patient assessment, facilitation of the patient's normal activities of living and individualised care.

How may nurses be enabled to contribute to, develop and advance their practice when working in bureaucratic and hierarchical health care settings? Corporate recognition and support for nurse-led change and development is gradually increasing. However, ?top down? change is still frequently imposed without due regard for the wisdom of practitioners. Nurses should explore the theory and practice of change, identify changes to enhance the quality of patient care, and systematically put these into practice. As a result, they will be better equipped to cope with the implementation of national and local policy initiatives, which include shared clinical governance and evidence based nursing practice, both of which are described in this text.This book documents how nurses attempt to undertake change and development in clinical practice through the use of the exploratory, creative, innovative and empowering process of critical action research. The text illustrates the evolution and outcome of the change process. The personal developmental process of engaging in collaborative change in clinical practice is clearly evident. Change is very difficult and complex and if it is to be accomplished successfully it needs to be clearly understood. Consequently, the book also explores the complexity of attempting change in clinical practice. This includes the identification of some of the disempowering processes (both actual and imagined) that currently exist in health care settings.

This text explains a wide range of qualitative research approaches, including triangulation - building a sound foundation for comprehension and application. Two chapters are devoted to each method; one for introduction, the second for application. It presents step-by-step instructions on implementation, critiquing guidelines, and examples of each qualitative research method as its applied to nursing education, nursing administration, and nursing practice using published research. Approaches covered include phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography, historical research, and action research.

This modern classic presents authoritative, up-to-date descriptions and analyses of 28 nursing theories in a clear, succinct format. With the addition of two new international theorists, it now provides a comprehensive presentation of 33 nursing theorists and their work. Extensive, updated bibliographies at the end of each chapter, split into primary and secondary sources, direct the reader to excellent resources for further study. Each chapter guides the reader through an expert overview of a specific theory-some reviewed and validated by the theorists themselves-in a logical chapter organization that makes information easy to follow. Its comprehensive and thorough approach, objective critiques, clear writing style, and consistent organization combine to make this new edition of Nursing Theorists and Their Work ideal for theory instruction at both the BSN level and the graduate level..

This book is designed to enable nurses to understand the process of planned change. The authors present overviews of 3 widely accepted change theories and show the implications of the theories for nursing practice.