As a graduate-level theory text in nursing science or as a quick, accurate brush-up for practitioners, this first volume is the ideal resource. Tightly-edited and highly accessible, it offers an excellent overview of major advances in theory and research. Then, moving from the general to the specific, the volume provides incisive discussions on finding researchable problems and formulating hypotheses, analyzing theory, developing a theoretical design for research and theoretical issues in measurement. Also included are numerous examples, thought-provoking questions and suggestions for further study.