Faye Abdellah: Patient-centered approach to Nursing Helen Erickson Hildegard Peplau: Theory of interpersonal relations Imogene King Isabel Hampton Robb Kari Martinsen Adequate care must involve both objective observation and perceptive response. Katharine Kolcaba: Theory of Comfort Madeleine Leininger Katie Love: Empowered Holistic Nursing Education Marie Manthey: Primary Nursing Martha E. Rogers: Science of unitary human beings Ramona T Mercer: Maternal role attainment theory Virginia Henderson: Henderson's need theory Jean Watson Nancy Roper, Winifred W. Logan, and Alison J. Tierney: Roper-Logan-Tierney model of nursing Phil Barker: Tidal Model Purposely omitted from this list is Florence Nightingale. Nightingale never actually formulated a theory of nursing science but was posthumously accredited with formulating some by others who categorized her personal journaling and communications into a theoretical framework. Also not included are the many nurses who improved on these theorists' ideas without developing their own theoretical vision. See also Nursing Nursing assessment Nursing process Nursing research References Nursing theory - history and modernity. Prominent theories of nursing. Nursing Theories - a companion to nursing theories and models Nursing Theory and Theorists External links Nursing Theory Page Nursing Theories and Sub-Theories Nurses.info Nightingale's Notes on Nursing at project Gutenberg