Abstract

The purpose of this study is to conceptualize quality within a framework unique to nursing, King's Interacting Systems. Clarification of the concept within the metaparadigm and a nursing conceptual framework provides understanding of the domain and scope of nursing for the ultimate benefit of the patient. Gadamer's philosophical hermeneutics involves a dialogical interaction between the whole and parts of the text and between the horizons of the text and the interpreter. King's (1981) A theory for nursing: Systems, concepts, process was approached with the question: What are the characteristics of high-quality nursing care?

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3010322; ProQuest document ID: 251806120. The author still retains copyright.

Mary E. Gunther

Author Details

Mary E. Gunther, PhD, RN

Sigma Membership

Gamma Chi

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Other

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

Nursing Theory, Scope of Nursing Care, Nurse-Patient Relations

Advisor

Martha Raille Alligood

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

The University of Tennessee

Degree Year

2001

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None: Degree-based Submission

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Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2019-11-25

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