UNIT I: EVOLUTION OF NURSING THEORETICAL WORKS 1. Introduction to Nursing Theory: Its History and Significance 2. Nursing Theorists of Historical Significance 3. History of Nursing Science 4. Theory Development Process 5. The Structure and Analysis of Specialized Nursing Knowledge UNIT II: NURSING PHILOSOPHIES 6. Florence Nightingale: Modern Nursing 7. Watson's Philosophy and Theory of Transpersonal Caring 8. Theory of Bureaucratic Caring 9. Caring, Clinical Wisdom, and Ethics in Nursing Practice 10. Philosophy of Caring 11. Theory of Caritative Caring UNIT III: NURSING MODELS 12. The Conservation Model 13. Unitary Human Beings 14. Self-Care Deficit Theory of Nursing 15. Conceptual System and Theory of Goal Attainment 16. Systems Model 17. Adaptation Model 18. Behavioral System Model UNIT IV: NURSING THEORIES 19. The Theory of Nursing as Caring: A Model for Transforming Practice 20. Transitions Theory 21. Health Promotion Model 22. Culture Care Theory of Diversity and Universality 23. Health as Expanding Consciousness 24. Humanbecoming 25. Modeling and Role-Modeling 26. Symphonological Bioethical Theory UNIT V: MIDDLE RANGE THEORIES 27. Maternal Role Attainment-Becoming a Mother 28. Uncertainty in Illness Theory 29. Self-Transcendence Theory 30. Theory of Illness Trajectory 31. Theory of Chronic Sorrow 32. The Tidal Model of Mental Health Recovery 33. Theory of Comfort 34. Postpartum Depression Theory 35. Theory of Caring 36. Peaceful End-of-Life Theory UNIT VI: FUTURE OF NURSING THEORY 37. State of the Art and Science of Nursing Theory