Download e-book for iPad: Transitions Theory: Middle Range and Situation Specific by Afaf Meleis PhD DrPS (hon) FAAN

"It is especially interesting to determine all of those reports compiled in a single booklet. it may be learn sequentially or simply for yes transitions. It can even be used as a template for compilation of different techniques primary to nursing and will function a source for additional reports in transitions. it truly is a great addition to the nursing literature." Score: ninety five, four Stars. --Doody's

"Understanding and spotting transitions are on the center of future health care reform and this present variation, with its a variety of medical examples and outlines of nursing interventions, offers vital classes which can and may be included into future health coverage. it's a great e-book and a big contribution to nursing theory."

Kathleen Dracup, RN, DNSc

Dean and Professor, tuition of Nursing
University of California San Francisco

Afaf Meleis, the dean of the collage of Pennsylvania university of Nursing, offers for the 1st time in one quantity her unique "transitions conception" that integrates middle-range conception to help nurses in facilitating optimistic transitions for sufferers, households, and groups. Nurses are continuously depended on to educate and aid sufferers facing significant existence transitions, corresponding to disease, restoration, being pregnant, previous age, and plenty of extra.

A choice of over 50 articles released from 1975 via 2007 and 5 newly commissioned articles, Transitions Theory covers developmental, situational, wellbeing and fitness and ailment, organizational, and healing transitions. every one part contains an advent written via Dr. Meleis within which she bargains her historic and sensible point of view on transitions. a few of the articles reflect on the transitional studies of ethnically various sufferers, ladies, the aged, and different minority populations.

Key themes Discussed:

• Situational transitions, together with discharge and relocation transitions (hospital to domestic, stroke restoration) and immigration transitions (psychological variation and influence of migration on kinfolk health)
• Educational transitions, together with expert transitions (from RN to BSN and pupil to professional)
• Health and affliction transitions, together with self-care submit center failure, residing with continual disorder, dwelling with early dementia, and accepting palliative care
• Organization transitions, together with function transitions from acute care to collaborative perform, and health facility to group practice
• Nursing therapeutics types of transition, together with function supplementation versions and debriefing models