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Betty Neuman

Books

Betty Neuman: The Neuman Systems Model. Karen S. Reed. Sage. 1994.

Contents: 1) Origin of the Theory. 2) The Neuman systems model: Assumptions and Concepts. 3) Application to Practice and Research [Includes glossary and references]

Blueprint for Use of Nursing Models: Education, Research, Practice & Administration. Patricia Hinton Walker & Betty Neuman, editors. National League for Nursing. 1996.

Specific Chapters: 5) The Neuman systems model in Nursing Education. 10) Nursing Administration and the Neuman systems model.

Case Studies in Nursing Theory. Patricia Winstead-Fry. National League for Nursing. 1986.

Specific Chapter: 5) The Neuman systems model: Description and Application

Connections: Nursing Research, Theory, and Practice. Anne Young, Susan Gebhardt Taylor, and Katherine McLaughlin-Renpenning. Mosby. 2001.

Specific Chapter: 8) Modeling Nursing From a Systems Perspective: The Neuman systems model

Contemporary Nursing Knowledge: Analysis and Evaluation of Nursing Models and Theories. Jacqueline Fawcett. 2nd edition. F.A. Davis. 2005.

Specific Chapter: 7) Neuman's Systems Model.

Foundations of Nursing Theory: Contributions of 12 Key Theorists. Sage. 1995.

Specific Chapter: 11) Betty Neuman.

The Neuman Systems Model. Edited by Betty Neuman and Jacqueline Fawcett. Prentice Hall. 2002.

Nursing Process: Application of Conceptual Models. Paula Christensen and Jane Kenney. Mosby. 1990.

Specific Chapter: 15) Nursing Process of the Family Client: Application of Neuman's systems model.

Nursing Theories: The Base for Professional Nursing Practice. Julia George. Appleton & Lange. 2002.

Specific Chapter: 16) Betty Neuman

Nursing Theories and Models: A Study and Learning Tool. Ruby Wesley. Springhouse. 1992.

Specific Chapter: 14) Neuman's systems model.

Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice. Marilyn Parker. F.A. Davis. 2001.

Specific Chapter: 19) The Neuman systems model and Global Applications

Nursing Theories in Practice. Marilyn Parker, editor. National League for Nursing. 1990.

Specific Chapters: Part VII. The Neuman systems model. 18) The Neuman systems model: A Theory for Practice. 19) Implementation of the Neuman systems model in an Acute Care Nursing Department.

Nursing Theorists and Their Work. Ann Marriner Tomey and Martha Raile Alligood. Mosby. 2002.

Specific Chapter: 18) Betty Newman: systems model

Nursing Theory: Utilization and Application. Martha Raile Alligood and Ann Marriner Tomey. Mosby. 2002.

Specific Chapter: 10) Neuman's systems model in Nursing Practice

Theoretical Nursing: Development and Progress. Afaf Ibrahim Meleis. Lippincott. 1997.

Specific Chapter: Betty Neuman, pg. 302.

Understanding the Work of Nurse Theorists: A Creative Begining. Kathleen Sitzman and Lisa Wright Eichelberger. Jones and Bartlett. 2004.

Specific Chapter: 12) Betty Neuman's systems model

Videos

Betty Neuman "Neuman Systems Model". [1 video]. Athens, OH: Fuld Institute for Technology in Nursing Education, 1988. 47 minutes. (The Nurse Theorists--Portraits of Excellence series).

Synopsis: The client systems' reactions to stressors; facilitating optimal client system stability through primary, secondary, or tertiary prevention as a goal of nursing practice and care.

Journal Articles

A community nursing center for the health promotion of senior citizens based on the Neuman systems model. Newman DML. Nursing Education Perspectices. 26(4): 221-223, 2005 Jul./Aug.

Etiology of maternal-student role stress. Gigliotti E. Nursing Science Quarterly. 17(2): 156-164, 2004 Apr.

Conceptual models of nursing: International in scope and substance? The case of the Neuman systems model. Fawcett J. Nursing Science Quarterly. 17(1): 50-54, 2004 Jan.

The Neuman systems model institute: Testing middle-range theories. Gigliotti E. Nursing Science Quarterly. 16(3): 201-206, 2003 July.

Application of Neuman's framework: Infant exposure to environmental tobacco smoke. Stepans MBF. Knight JR. Nursing Science Quarterly. 15(4): 327-334, 2002 Oct.

A theory-based clinical nurse specialist practice exemplar using Neuman's systems model and nursing's taxonomies. Gigliotti E. Clinical Nurse Specialist. 16(1): 10-16, 2002 Jan.

Using conceptual models of nursing to guide nursing research: the case of the Neuman systems model. Fawcett J. Gigliotti E. Nursing Science Quarterly. 14(4): 339-345, 2001 Oct.

Neuman systems model-based research: an integrative review project. Fawcett J. Giangrande SK. Nursing Science Quarterly. 14(3): 231-238, 2001 Jul.

The nurse theorists: 21st-century updates--Betty Neuman. Fawcett J. Nursing Science Quarterly. 14(3): 211-214, 2001 Jul.

Empirical tests of the neuman systems model: relational statement analysis. Gigliotti E. Nursing Science Quarterly. 14(2): 148-157, 2001 Apr.

Leadership-scholarship integration: using the neuman systems model for 21st-century professional nursing practice. Neuman B. Newman DML. Holder P. Nursing Science Quarterly. 13(1):60-3, 2000 Jan.

Women's multiple role stress: testing neuman's flexible line of defense. Gigliotti E. Nursing Science Quarterly. 12(1):36-44, 1999 Jan.

The concept of spirituality in nursing theories: differing world-views and extent of focus. Martsolf DS. Mickley JR. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 27(2):294-303, 1998 Feb.

Neuman systems model and the Omaha System. Neuman BM. Martin KS. Image - the Journal of Nursing Scholarship. 30(1):8, 1998.

Application of the Neuman systems dodel to teaching health assessment and nursing process. McHolm FA. Geib KM. Nursing Diagnosis the Journal of Nursing Language & Classification. 9(1):23-33, 1998 Jan-Mar.

The Neuman systems model: reflections and projections. Neuman B. Chadwick PL. Nursing Science Quarterly. 10(1):18-21, 1997 Spring.

Clinical. The Neuman systems model: application in a Canadian HIV setting. Mill JE. British Journal of Nursing. 6(3):163-6, 1997 Feb 13-26.

The Neuman systems model in research and practice. Neuman B. Nursing Science Quarterly. 9(2):67-70, 1996 Summer.

The Neuman systems model as applied to the terminally ill client with pressure ulcers. Lile JL. Pase MN. Hoffman RG. Mace MK. Advances in Wound Care: the Journal for Prevention & Healing. 7(4):44-8, 1994 Jul.

Role analysis of the advanced practice nurse using the Neuman Health Care systems model as a framework. Russell J. Hezel L. Clinical Nurse Specialist. 8(4):215-20, 1994 Jul.

Adapting the Neuman systems model for family nursing. Reed KS. Nursing Science Quarterly. 6(2):93-7, 1993 Summer.

The Neuman Health Care systems model -- an evaluation. Parr MS. British Journal of Theatre Nursing. 3(8):20-7, 1993 Nov.

A critical analysis of Neuman's systems model in relation to public health nursing. Haggart M. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 18(12):1917-22, 1993 Dec.

Guidelines for selecting a conceptual model of nursing: focus on the individual patient. Fawcett J. Archer CL. Becker D. Brown KK. Gann S. Wong MJ. Wurster. DCCN - Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing. 11(5):268-77, 1992 Sep-Oct.

King and Neuman: in search of the nursing paradigm. Burney MA. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 17(5):601-3, 1992 May.

Applying the new concepts of the Neuman systems model. Pierce JD. Hutton E. Nursing Forum. 27(1):15-8, 1992

Health as a continuum based on the Neuman systems model. Nursing Science Quarterly. 3(3):129-35, 1990 Fall.

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