Paterson and Zderad Steven R. Shaw About the author Brian J

About the author Brian J

Whistler tries to elude his mother

They also point beyond the Iliads world of gods and heroes to the here-and-now of the poems performance and reception

Contributors and ContentsRichard Barney

Paterson and Zderad Steven R. Shaw About the author Brian JNursing is placed within a humanistic framework in Paterson and Zderad's theory, which defines nursing as a nurturing response aimed at well being. Three constructs of nursing, which describe the why and how of nursing practice, are identified: `comfort', `clinical' and `all at once'. In this volume, O'Connor explores the origin of the theory and its underlying assumptions. She also examines the major concepts of the metaparadigm of nursing, including