Preface 1. Nursing's Fundamental Patterns of Knowing 2. The History of Knowledge Development in Nursing 3. Emancipatory Knowledge Development 4. Ethical Knowledge Development 5. Personal Knowledge Development 6. Aesthetic Knowledge Development 7. Empiric Knowledge Development 8. Description and Critical Reflection of Empiric Theory 9. Knowledge Authentication Processes 10. Integrated Expression of Knowledge in Practice 11. Integrated Expressions: Strengthening the Discipline Appendix: Interpretive Summary: Examples of Broad Theoretic Frameworks Defining the Scope, Philosophy, and General Characteristics of Nursing Glossary