Grand Theories Based on Human Needs

For each theorist/theory listed below, we've provided links to (when available) a brief description of the theory, relevant books/eBooks in the library's collections, and the subject heading used in CINAHL to tag articles relating to that theory.

Florence Nightingale: Notes on Nursing

Virginia Henderson: The Principles and Practice of Nursing

Brief Overview

CINAHL Subject Heading

Faye G. Abdellah: Patient-Centered Approaches to Nursing

Dorothea Orem: The Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory

Dorothy Johnson: The Behavioral System Model

Betty Neuman: The Neuman Systems Model

Brief Overview

Books from Library Catalog

CINAHL Subject Heading