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)