Middle Range Theory for Nursing

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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Awarded first place in the 2023 AJN Book of the Year Awards in Nursing Research.Three-time recipient of the AJN Book of the Year Award!The completely revised fifth edition of this authoritative text encompasses the most current middle range theories for graduate nursing students and researchers. User-friendly and consistently organized, it helps readers to understand the connection of research to larger conceptual models in nursing. The fifth edition presents three new theories, a revised chapter on concept-building, two published examples demonstrating the concept-building process, and a new section on the application of middle range theory that addresses its use for practice, and education. Additional new features include the fresh perspectives of a third editor, a two-color design to enhance readability, and discussion questions concluding each chapter.The text describes sixteen middle range theories and elaborates on disciplinary perspectives, providing an organizing framework and evaluating the theory. Each theory is consistently organized by purpose, historical development, primary concepts, the relationships among concepts, and its use in nursing practice and research. Understanding of concepts is enhanced by the book's use of the ladder of abstraction for each theory to explain its relationship to philosophical, conceptual, and empirical theory dimensions.New to the Fifth Edition:Includes three new theories—Inner Strength, Unitary Caring, and Nature Immersion—for a total of 16 theoriesA completely new section on application of theory to practiceNew chapter on application of middle range theory to educationExtensively revised chapter on building concepts for researchTwo-color design to enhance readabilityDiscussion questions at the end of each chapter to promote class dialogueNine practice examples relating to application of middle range theoryThe expertise of a new editorKey Features:Delivers theories in consistent format to facilitate comparisonsPresents published exemplars demonstrating concept buildingUser-friendly and consistently organizedSummarizes middle range theories developed between 1988 and 2020

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Utgivningsdatum:2023-02-13
Mått:179 x 254 x 23 mm
Vikt:813 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:434
Upplaga:5
Förlag:Springer Publishing Co Inc
ISBN:9780826139269

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Mary Jane Smith, PhD, RN, FAAN, earned her bachelor's and master's degrees from University of Pittsburgh and her doctorate from New York University. She has held faculty positions at the following nursing schools: University of Pittsburg, Duquesne University, Cornell University-New York Hospital, and The Ohio State University. Currently, Dr. Smith is a professor of nursing at West Virginia University School of Nursing; she has been teaching theory to master's and doctoral nursing students for over 4 decades.Patricia R. Liehr, PhD, RN, graduated from Ohio Valley Hospital, School of Nursing in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She completed her bachelor's degree in nursing at Villa Maria College, her master's in family health nursing at Duquesne University and her doctorate at the School of Nursing, University of Maryland, Baltimore. She did postdoctoral education at the University of Pennsylvania as a Robert Wood Johnson scholar. Currently, Dr. Liehr is a professor emerita of nursing at the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing at Florida Atlantic University; she has taught nursing theory to master's and doctoral students for over 3 decades.Roger D. Carpenter, PhD, RN, earned his bachelor's degree from Kent State University College of Nursing, his master's degree from Case Western Reserve University, and his doctorate from West Virginia University. Currently, Dr. Carpenter is an associate professor of nursing at West Virginia University School of Nursing and serves as the director of the PhD program.

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ContributorsForewordPrefaceAcknowledgementPART I: SETTING THE STAGE FOR MIDDLE RANGE THEORIESChapter 1. Disciplinary Perspectives Linked to Middle Range TheoryChapter 2. Understanding Middle Range Theory by Moving Up and Down the Ladder of AbstractionChapter 3. Evaluation of Middle Range Theories for the Discipline of NursingPART II: MIDDLE RANGE THEORIES READY FOR APPLICATIONChapter 4. Theories of Uncertainty in IllnessChapter 5. Theory of MeaningChapter 6. Theory of Bureaucratic CaringChapter 7. Theory of Self-TranscendenceChapter 8. Theory of Symptom ManagementChapter 9. Theory of Unpleasant SymptomsChapter 10. Theory of Self-EfficacyChapter 11. Story TheoryChapter 12. Theory of Unitary CaringChapter 13. Theory of TransitionsChapter 14. Theory of Self-RelianceChapter 15. Theory of Cultural MarginalityChapter 16. Theory of Inner StrengthChapter 17. Theory of Moral ReckoningChapter 18. Theory of Self-Care of Chronic IllnessChapter 19. Theory of Nature ImmersionPART III: APPLICATION OF MIDDLE RANGE THEORY: RESEARCHChapter 20. Concept Building for ResearchBuilding the Concept of Nurturing ResilienceTransforming Loss: A Developing Concept for NursingPART IV: APPLICATION OF MIDDLE RANGE THEORY: PRACTICE AND EDUCATIONChapter 21. Application of Middle Range Theory: PracticeExemplar 1: The Theory of MeaningExemplar 2: Bureaucratic Caring TheoryExemplar 3: Theory of Self-TranscendenceExemplar 4: Symptom Management TheoryExemplar 5: Unpleasant Symptoms TheoryExemplar 6: Story TheoryExemplar 7: Transition TheoryExemplar 8: Self-Reliance TheoryExemplar 9: Self-Care of Chronic Illness TheoryChapter 22. Application of Middle Range Theory: EducationAppendix: Published Middle Range Theories 1988-2022