Middle Range Theory for Nursing

by Smith, Mary Jane, Ph.D.; Liehr, Patricia R., Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9780826119155
• ISBN10: 0826119158
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-05-01
• Publisher: Springer Pub Co

Summary

The eight middle-range theories described in this work focus on different aspects of caring in the human health experience, with relevance to nursing. Each theory is presented in the same manner, including the purpose of the theory, foundational literature, key concepts, and use of the theory in nursing research and practice. A ladder concept is used throughout to illustrate movement from the more abstract to the more specific. A final chapter discusses evaluation of middle-range theory in general.

Table of Contents

Contributors	vii
Foreword	ix
Joyce J. Fitzpatrick
Preface	xi
Acknowledgments	xiii
Introduction: Middle Range Theory and the Ladder of Abstraction	1	(24)
Mary Jane Smith
Patricia Liebr
Theories of Uncertainty in Illness	25	(24)
Merle H. Mishel
Margaret F. Clayton
The Theory of Self-Efficacy	49	(20)
Barbara Resnick
The Theory of Unpleasant Symptoms	69	(22)
Elizabeth R. Lenz
Linda C. Pugh
The Theory of Family Stress and Adaptation	91	(20)
Geri LoBiondo-Wood
The Theory of Community Empowerment	111	(14)
Cynthia Armstrong Persily
Eugenie Hildebrandt
The Theory of Meaning	125	(20)
Patricia L. Starck
The Theory of Self-Transcendence	145	(22)
Pamela G. Reed
The Theory of Attentively Embracing Story	167	(22)
Mary Jane Smith
Patricia Liehr
Evaluation of Middle Range Theories for the Discipline of Nursing	189	(18)
Marlaine C. Smith
Appendix: Ladders of Abstraction	207	(6)
Index	213