Nursing in a Complex World: A Case for Grand Theory

• Autores: Kristine L. Florczak, Michele Poradzisz, Susan Hampson
• Localización: Nursing Science Quarterly: Theory, research and practice, ISSN 0894-3184, Vol. 25, Nº. 4, 2012, págs. 307-312
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The authors of this column put forth a call for more grand theory to be used as the basis of nursing research. To that end, complexity theory and the Neuman systems model are reviewed followed by a discussion of the links that occur between them. Then evidence of the increased use of middle-range theory as the foundation of current nursing research is put forth.

    Finally, there is a discussion about the authors� conclusion that the complexity of the phenomena of interest for nursing research requires theories to be used as underpinnings that are more abstract and less reductionistic.