Martha Raile Alligood is professor emeritus at East Carolina University College of Nursing in Greenville, NC, where she was the Director of the Nursing PhD program. She is known nationally and internationally for her expertise in nursing theory and she is also the author of another Elsevier title, Nursing Theory: Utilization and Application, 5th edition which is a companion to this title. This title will not be revised due to low sales.

“…examines 31 theories focusing on multiple concepts vital to nursing theory…. [C]ohesively compares and contrasts nursing theorists’ work by ensuring that concepts are laid out in a systematic approach…. The editor is the director of a nursing PhD program, is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, and is known nationally and internationally for her expertise in nursing theory. This book focuses on nursing philosophies, models, middle-range theories, and perspectives on the status of the art and science of nursing theory. The chapters have major concepts and definitions sections that assist in the focus of terms,…summaries, case studies, and critical thinking activities [are] available to the learners and educators to further engage with the material,…[and] figures and tables are incorporated seamlessly and assist in the acquisition of knowledge…. [A]ny level of learner will find this book useful.” - ©Doody’s Review Service, 2023, Autumn Leigh Cole, DNP (Winona State University)

• UNIT I: EVOLUTION OF NURSING THEORETICAL WORKS1. Introduction to Nursing Theory: Its History and Significance2. Nursing Theorists of Historical Significance3. History of Nursing Science4. Theory Development Process5. The Structure and Analysis of Specialized Nursing KnowledgeUNIT II: NURSING PHILOSOPHIES6. Florence Nightingale: Modern Nursing7. Watson’s Philosophy and Theory of Transpersonal Caring8. Theory of Bureaucratic Caring9. Caring, Clinical Wisdom, and Ethics in Nursing Practice10. Philosophy of Caring11. Theory of Caritative CaringUNIT III: NURSING MODELS12. The Conservation Model13. Unitary Human Beings14. Self-Care Deficit Theory of Nursing15. Conceptual System and Theory of Goal Attainment16. Systems Model17. Adaptation Model18. Behavioral System ModelUNIT IV: NURSING THEORIES19. The Theory of Nursing as Caring: A Model for Transforming Practice20. Transitions Theory21. Health Promotion Model22. Culture Care Theory of Diversity and Universality23. Health as Expanding Consciousness24. Humanbecoming25. Modeling and Role-Modeling26. Symphonological Bioethical TheoryUNIT V: MIDDLE RANGE THEORIES27. Maternal Role Attainment-Becoming a Mother28. Uncertainty in Illness Theory29. Self-Transcendence Theory30. Theory of Illness Trajectory31. Theory of Chronic Sorrow32. The Tidal Model of Mental Health Recovery33. Theory of Comfort34. Postpartum Depression Theory35. Theory of Caring36. Peaceful End-of-Life TheoryUNIT VI: FUTURE OF NURSING THEORY37. State of the Art and Science of Nursing Theory