Preface As we continue to be challenged by the organization and financing of the contemporary health care system, as well as a worldwide nursing shortage, the need to articulate what nursing is and can be has never been more critical. Conceptual models of nursing and nursing theories provide clear answers to questions about what nursing is, what nursing can be, and how what…
Philosophies and Theories for Advanced Nursing Practice, by Janie B. Butts and Karen L. Rich (editors), is an essential resource for advanced practice nurses and for students in graduate nursing programs, both DNP and master’s- level programs. The authors who contributed to this text are distinguished nursing and interdisciplinary scholars with expertise in theory. ARRANGEMENT OF THE BOO…