Measurement In Nursing And Health Research
Edition: 3Rev Ed edition
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Published: December 30, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9780826126351
Subjects: Medical research; Nursing; Research; Nurses' Instruction; Medical / Nursing; Nursing Research; Medical; Nursing - Research & Theory; Nursing - Fundamentals & Skills; Medical care; Methodology
First sentence: A theory is defined as "a set of interrelated constructs, definitions, and propositions that present a systematic view of phenomena by specifying relations among variables, with the purpose of explaining and predicting the phenomena" (Kerlinger, 1973, p. 9).