Research Guides: Library Resources for Nursing PhD Students: Nurse Theorists and Theories

Searching for Nursing Theorists

Finding information about nursing theorists

One Search
- Searching for the name of a nursing theorist will result in articles, book chapters, and textbooks
Nurse Theorists: Portraits of Excellence
- Searching for the name of a nursing theorist will result in a recorded interview about your theorist
CINAHL, Scopus, and Google Scholar
- Searching for the name of a nursing theorist will result in articles

Finding literature written by nursing theorists

One Search
- On the search results page, click on Options, then select Author Name in the first field
- Update your search to see results that were written by your selected theorist
CINAHL
- In the search bar, type (AU "Last Name, First Name")
  - Example: (AU "Orem, Dorothea")
- Note that including the author's full first name or just the first initial may have different results
  - Example: (AU "Orem, Dorothea") vs (AU "Orem, D")
Scopus
- On the search screen, click on Authors
- Type in the last name and first name or first initial of the theorist
Google Scholar
- In Google Scholar, click the menu icon in the top left corner of the page (three horizontal lines)
- Select Advanced Search
- Type the name of your selected theorist in the Return articles authored by field

Searching for literature guided by nursing theory

One Search, CINAHL, & Google Scholar
- In the search bar, type your search terms, then include AND "name of your theory/theorist" AND (framework OR theory OR model)
  - Example: self-care AND students AND Orem AND (framework OR theory OR model)

Searching for literature about nursing theory

One Search, CINAHL, & Google Scholar
- In the search bar, type your search terms, then include AND "name of your theory/theorist"
  - Example: self-care AND students AND Orem