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Table 16–1 Application of the Interacting Systems Framework

TOPIC AUTHOR(S) YEAR

Anxiety

Autonomy

Change

Child health

Chronic mental illness

Communication

Community assessment

Community

Continuing education

Education

Family therapy

Menopause

Neural tube defect

Nursing administration

Nursing diagnosis

Operating room

Patient education

Perception

Reproductive health

Smoking

Social support

Theory-based practice

*Indicates thesis or dissertation

LaFontaine

Glenn*

DeFeo

Steele

Doornbos

Daubenmire, Searles, and Ashton

Hanchett

Hanchett

Myks Babb, Fouladbakhsh, and Hanchett

King

Asay and Ossler

Brown and Lee

Daubenmire

King

Gulitz and King

King

Froman and Sanderson

Daubenmire and King

Gonot

Sharts-Hopko

Heggie and Gangar

Hobdell

Elberson

Sieloff

Byrne-Coker, Fradley, Harris, Tomarchio, and Caron

Gill, Hopwood-Jones, Tyndall, Gregoroff, LeBlance,

Lovett, Rasco, and Ross

Spees

Martin

King and Tarsitano

Bunting

Davis and Dearman

Kneeshaw

Frey

Messmer

West

Byrne and Schreiber

1989

1989

1990

1981

1995

1978

1988

1990

1988

1984

1984

1980

1989

1989

1988

1986

1985

1973

1986

1995

1992

1995

1989

1995

1990

1995

1991

1990

1982

1988

1991

1990

1989

1995

1992

1991

1990

Concept Development

Within the Framework

Concept development within a conceptual frame-
work is particularly valuable, as it often explicates
concepts more clearly than a theorist may have
done in his or her original work. Concept develop-
ment may also demonstrate how other concepts, of

interest to nursing, can be examined through a

“nursing lens.” Such explication further assists the

development of nursing knowledge by enabling

the nurse to better understand the application of

the concept within specific practice situations.

Examples of concepts developed from within

King’s work include the following: empathy

(Alligood, Evans, & Wilt, 1995), health of a social