Middle range theory for nursing / [edited by] Mary Jane Smith, Patricia R. Liehr.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Springer Publishing Company 2013Edition: 3rd edDescription: xvii, 458 p. : ill. ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780826195517
- 9780826195524 (ebook)
- 610.7301 23
- RT84.5 .M537 2014
Item type | Current library | Home library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 Week Loan | University Hospital Limerick Regional | University Hospital Limerick Regional | Open Shelves | 610.7301 SMI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 02084507420446 | ||||
4 Week Loan | University Hospital Waterford | University Hospital Waterford | Open Shelves | 610.7301 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 035209 |
Previous edition: 2008.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Disciplinary perspectives linked to middle range theory / Marlaine C. Smith -- Understanding middle range theory by moving up and down the ladder of abstraction / Mary Jane Smith and Patricia R. Liehr -- Evaluation of middle range theories for the discipline of nursing / Marlaine C. Smith -- Theories of uncertainty in illness / Merle H. Mishel -- Theory of meaning / Patricia L. Starck -- Theory of self-transcendence / Pamela G. Reed -- Theory of symptom management / Janice Humphreys ... [et al.] -- Theory of unpleasant symptoms / Elizabeth R. Lenz and Linda C. Pugh -- Theory of self-efficacy / Barbara Resnick -- Story theory / Mary Jane Smith and Patricia R. Liehr -- Theory of transitions / Eun-Ok Im -- Theory of self-reliance / John Lowe -- Theory of cultural marginality / Heeseung Choi -- Theory of caregiving dynamics / Loretta A. Williams -- Theory of moral reckoning / Alvita Nathaniel -- Concept building for research / Patricia R. Liehr and Mary Jane Smith -- Yearning for sleep while enduring distress : a concept for nursing research / April Lynne Shapiro -- Reconceptualizing normal / Shelley J. Greif -- Yearning to be recognized : from concept building to proposal development to data gathering and analysis / Anthony R. Ramsey -- Catastrophic cultural immersion : from concept building to proposal development to data gathering and analysis / Lisa Marie Wands.
Middle range theory has become a vital staple of nursing education and application to research. These theories, which lie between the working hypotheses derived from day-to-day research and the larger, systemic efforts to develop unified theories, cover the scientific underpinnings that guide nursing practice and research.
Specialized.
There are no comments on this title.