Nursing Theory and Theorists

This page is under development

This page provides some Internet starting points for Nursing theory:  Key theories, biographies of theorists, and definitions of key terms are represented here.  As this page develops, we will add links to important books found in our catalog.

The sites listed here are periodically reviewed by a librarian.

We've also included links to other key theories.

Please address comments regarding this page to Nursing Department Liaison Stephan J. Macaluso macaluss@newpaltz.edu  

Nursing Theory

• http://healthsci.clayton.edu/eichelberger/nursing.htm
• http://www.nurses.info/nursing_theory.htm
• http://www.sandiego.edu/nursing/theory/

Medical Humanities Links at NYU [ http://endeavor.med.nyu.edu/lit-med/] includes the Literature, Arts, & Medicine Database

Change Theory

• http://www.nursing-informatics.com/kwantlen/wwwsites3.html
  

Learning Theories

• http://www.emtech.net/learning_theories.htm
• http://www.pathsoflearning.net/AtoZintro.cfm
• http://www.nova.edu/~burmeist/learning_theory.html
  

Key Psychological theories & theorists

• http://www.psy.pdx.edu/PsiCafe/KeyTheorists/
• http://www.socialpsychology.org/person.htm
• http://www.psychology.org/links/Environment_Behavior_Relationships/Motivation/
  

Books and other [paper] resources

@ STL: Click here for a sampling from our collection
In other collections: U Miss. Med Ctr. Pathfinder

Internet searching or using a database like CINAHL Plus with Full Text , MedLine, PsycInfo, or ERIC? Try these terms:

• "grand theories"
• "situation-specific theories"
• "middle-range theories"
• "nursing theory"
• "nursing philosophy"

Searching Advice

• http://www.sandiego.edu/nursing/theory/CINAHL/allen.html

Concept Analysis Resources 

Concept Analysis Tutorial (U Kansas Medical Center)
[ http://www2.kumc.edu/instruction/nursing/nrsg750/Syllabus/CONCEPT%20Analysis%20Tutorial/]
The accompanying guidelines [ http://www2.kumc.edu/instruction/nursing/nrsg752/CAguides.htm]

The Concept Analysis Center at NLINKS . NLINKS is an "international virtual partnership of professional nursing groups and committed, individual nurses working together to advance nursing language development and nursing knowledge systems." [ http://www.nlinks.org/cac_introduction.phtml]

Using CINAHL Plus with Full Text to locate concept analyses in the Nursing Literature 
[ http://libraries.uta.edu/helen/Concept%20analysis/EBSCO%20examples.htm]

sjm. 6/01/2004