Knowledge development in nursing / theory and process / Peggy L. Chinn, RN, PhD, FAAN, Professor Emerita, School of Nursing, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, Maeona K. Kramer, APRN, PhD, Professor Emerita, College of Nursing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Preceded by Integrated theory and knowledge development in nursing / Peggy L. Chinn, Maeona K. Kramer. 8th ed. c2011.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nursing's fundamental patterns of knowing -- The history of knowledge development in nursing -- Emancipatory knowledge development -- Ethical knowledge development -- Personal knowledge development -- Aesthetic knowledge development -- Empiric knowledge development: conceptualizing and -- Structuring -- Description and critical reflection of empiric theory -- Confirmation and validation of empiric knowledge -- Using research -- Confirmation and validation of empiric knowledge in practice.