Comfort Theory and Practice.(Book Review) From: AORN Journal | Date: November 1, 2003| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2003 Association of Operating Room Nurses, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Katharine Kolcaba 2003, 288 pp $37.95 paperback

Whenever I see the word "theory" in a book's title, I typically dismiss the book and move on or resign myself to a relatively dry and tough read. I was pleasantly surprised, therefore, to find Comfort Theory and Practice one of the most engaging and easy-to-read books I have encountered in the field of nursing practice.

The purpose of the book is to present the comfort theory, its origins, development, and application to patient care. It also relates the theory to positive patient outcomes and the unique role of nurses in ...

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