Im Eun-Ok
School of Nursing, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78701, USA.
ANS Adv Nurs Sci. 2005 Apr-Jun;28(2):137-51. doi: 10.1097/00012272-200504000-00006.
One type of "ready-to-wear" theories that can bring about better nursing care outcomes regardless of their philosophical bases is situation-specific theories proposed by Im and Meleis in 1999. In this paper, some propositions for an integrative approach to the development of situation-specific theories are made. First, situation-specific theories are described as practice theories while they are compared with middle-range theories. Then the integrative approach is detailed, which includes (a) checking assumptions for theory development; (b) exploring through multiple sources; (c) theorizing; and (d) reporting, sharing, and validating. Finally, the paper concludes with suggestions for further development of the integrative approach.
一种无论其哲学基础如何都能带来更好护理结果的“现成可用”理论是1999年由伊姆和梅莱伊斯提出的情境特定理论。本文针对情境特定理论的发展提出了一些综合方法的主张。首先，情境特定理论在与中程理论进行比较时被描述为实践理论。然后详细阐述了综合方法，包括（a）检查理论发展的假设；（b）通过多种来源进行探索；（c）进行理论化；以及（d）报告、分享和验证。最后，本文以对综合方法进一步发展的建议作为结论。
