Subject Guide for Nursing Theory
Contents
Introduction
This guide is intended to serve as a general introduction to researching nursing theory/theorists using both print and electronic resources. The literature of nursing theory primarily is found in books and journals. Dissertations may also be useful. Many web sites have been developed that are devoted to the topic of nursing theory and nurse theorists. Select sites are included in this guide.
General Reference Works
- Nursing theorists and their work; Ann Marriner Tomey and Martha Raile Alligood, eds.
RT84.5 .N9 2006 Reference Desk - Analysis and evaluation of contemporary nursing knowledge: nursing models and theories;
Jacqueline Fawcett
RT84.5 .F386 2000 Reference Desk
Finding books
Look for books in the PAC (SDSU Library online catalog), using the following LC Subject headings:
Also, try a search by words to broaden your search. General books on the subject of nursing theory/theorists are located on the 5th floor of the library under RT84.5.
To broaden a search to books available in other libraries while in the PAC:
Materials in Circuit and/or LINK+ may be requested online and will be delivered to the Circulation Desk at SDSU within a day (Circuit) to 3-4 business days (LINK+).
Finding articles
Use article indexes/databases to identify periodical or journal articles on nursing theories or models.
The following article databases are accessible through the Library web pages, and also may be searched
remotely from home or office.
CINAHL- Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health.
1984-present.
For nursing and allied health professionals, students, educators and researchers, CIHAHL
provides full text for nearly 400 journals.
Medline -- 1966-present.
Provides authoritative information on medicine,
nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical
sciences, and more. Created by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE includes over 4,800 current biomedical journals.
A complete list of the databases for the field of nursing is found on the Article Databases page under "Databases Listed by Subject".
Top of pageOther web resources
Nursing Theory Page (USD Hahn School of Nursing and Health Sciences)The Nursing Theory Page is a collaborative effort by an international group interested in developing a collection of resources about nursing theories throughout the world. Site links to prominent nursing theories, books, and discussion forums, and more.
Nursing Theory Link Page
This page, originally designed by two undergraduate students at Clayton State University
as part of their Nursing Theory coursework, links to information about prominent nursing theories and models.
NurseScribe
Nurses.info
Models and Theories of Nursing (Cardinal Stritch University Library)
Additional web sites may be found using Google or Yahoo and searching by the
name of a nurse theorist and/or a specific theory or model, e.g. Dorothy Johnson Behavioral
System Model.
International gateway to nursing and writing resources. Home of original articles on nursing theory,
clinical practice, and career development. Links to information on early nurse theories and
various nursing models.
Nurses.info is a web site dedicated to the provision of quality health care information
for the professional development of nurses and health professionals. It provides links to a
range of educational and vocational information that will meet this outcome, including information
on most Grand Nursing Theorists.
This subject page provides a bibliography that attempts to identify some of the sources
of information for many of the major nursing theories/theorists. Checking the bibliographies
in these publications will lead to additional books and articles on these nursing theorists.
