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ADMINISTRATION

The theory and conceptual model also can apply in
various situations relevant to nursing work and
administration.

Nursing Specialties

A topic that frequently divides nurses is their area
of specialty. However, by using a consistent frame-
work across specialties, nurses would be able to
focus more clearly on their commonalities, rather
than highlighting their differences. A review of the
literature clearly demonstrates that Dr. King’s
framework and related theories have application
within a variety of nursing specialties (see Table
16–11). This application is evident whether one is
reviewing a “traditional” specialty, such as medical-
surgical nursing (Gill et al., 1995; King & Tarsitano,
1982; Porteous & Tyndall, 1994), or in the nontra-
ditional specialties of forensic nursing (Laben,

Dodd, & Sneed, 1991) and/or nursing administra-

tion (Elberson, 1989).

Work Settings

An additional source of division within the nursing

profession is the work sites where nursing is prac-

ticed and care is delivered. As the delivery of health

care moves from the more traditional site of the

acute care hospital to community-based agencies

and clients’ homes, it is important to highlight

commonalities across these settings, and it is im-

portant to identify that King’s framework and

midrange Theory of Goal Attainment continue to

Although many applications tend to be

with nurses and clients in traditional

settings, successful applications have

been shown across other, including

newer and nontraditional, settings.

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Messmer

Fitch, Rogers, Ross, Shea, Smith, and Tucker

West

Kemppainen

Kenny

LaFontaine

Levine, Wilson, and Guido

Jonas

Pearson and Vaughan

King

Rosendahl and Ross

Daubenmire, Searles, and Ashton

Coker, Fradley, Harris, Tomarchio, Chan, and Caron

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

Byrne and Schreiber

Schreiber

Messmer

Messmer

King and Tarsitano

Scott

Rooke

Norris and Hoyer

Jacono, Hicks, Antontoni, O’Brien, and Rasi

Woods

Zurakowski*

Rundell

1992

1991

1991

1990

1990

1989

1988

1987

1986

1984

1982

1978

1995

1990

1989

1991

1995

1995

1982

1998

1995

1994

1990

1994

1991

1991

Table 16–10 Application within Nursing Work Settings (Continued)

TOPIC AUTHOR(S) YEAR

Hospitals (continued)

Hospitals, community

Hospitals, public

Hospitals, urban

Intensive care units

Nursing homes

Step-down units

*Indicates thesis or dissertation