Middle Range Theory for Nursing » (2nd Edition)

Patricia R. Liehr, PhD, ARNP, graduated from Ohio Valley Hospital, School of Nursing in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She completed her baccalaureate degree in nursing at Villa Maria College, her master's in family health nursing at Duquesne University, and her doctorate at the University of Maryland--Baltimore, School of Nursing, with an emphasis on psychophysiology. She did postdoctoral education at the University of Pennsylvania as a Robert Wood Johnson scholar. Dr. Liehr is currently professor and associate dean for nursing research and scholarship at Florida Atlantic University, where she has been since 2004. Prior to that she was a professor of nursing at the University of Texas--Houston Health Science Center, School of Nursing for 15 years.

Mary Jane Smith, PhD, RN, earned her bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Pittsburgh and her doctorate from New York University. Her studies focused on medical-surgical nursing, mental health nursing, and nursing science. She has held faculty positions with nursing schools at the University of Pittsburgh, Duquesne University, Cornell University-New York Hospital, and The Ohio State University; and is currently Professor and Associate Dean for Graduate Academic Affairs at West Virginia University School of Nursing. She has been teaching nursing theory to master's students for nearly 30 years.

Middle Range Theory for Nursing is a textbook designed for theory and research courses in master's and doctoral programs. As described in the 2d edition of the Encyclopedia of Nursing Research, middle range theory "is a basic, usable structure of ideas, less abstract than grand theory and more abstract than empirical generalizations or micro-range theory . Middle-range theories are developed and grown at the intersection of practice and research to provide guidance for everyday practice and scholarly research rooted in the discipline of nursing."

In this revised and updated second edition, the authors will revise the eight theories that were examined in the first edition with published research and practice updates along with any changes in the basic concepts and models. Seven new theories will be added. Each theory is presented by the theorist in a consistent format: purpose of the theory; basic concepts; relationships among the concepts, the model; use of the theory in nursing research and/or practice; conclusions; references.

Theories new to the second edition

Foreword Joyce J. Fitzpatrick Fitzpatrick, Joyce J.

1 Disciplinary Perspectives Linked to Middle Range Theory Marlaine C. Smith Smith, Marlaine C. 1

2 Understanding Middle Range Theory by Moving Up and Down the Ladder of Abstraction Mary Jane Smith Smith, Mary Jane Patricia R. Liehr Liehr, Patricia R. 13

3 Building Structures for Research Patricia R. Liehr Liehr, Patricia R. Mary Jane Smith Smith, Mary Jane 33

4 Theories of Uncertainty in Illness Merle H. Mishel Mishel, Merle H. Margaret F. Clayton Clayton, Margaret F. 55

5 Theory of Meaning Patricia L. Starck Starck, Patricia L. 85

6 Theory of Self-Transcendence Pamela G. Reed Reed, Pamela G. 105

7 Theory of Community Empowerment Cynthia Armstrong Persily Persily, Cynthia Armstrong Eugenie Hildebrandt Hildebrandt, Eugenie 131

8 Theory of Symptom Management Janice Humphreys Humphreys, Janice Kathryn A. Lee Lee, Kathryn A. Virginia Carrieri-Kohlman Carrieri-Kohlman, Virginia Kathleen Puntillo Puntillo, Kathleen Julia Faucett Faucett, Julia Susan Janson Janson, Susan Bradley Aouizerat Aouizerat, Bradley DorAnne Donesky-Cuenco Donesky-Cuenco, DorAnne The UCSF School of Nursing Symptom Management Faculty Group 145

9 Theory of Unpleasant Symptoms Elizabeth R. Lenz Lenz, Elizabeth R. Linda C. Pugh Pugh, Linda C. 159

10 Theory of Self-Efficacy Barbara Resnick Resnick, Barbara 183

11 Story Theory Patricia R. Liehr Liehr, Patricia R. Mary Jane Smith Smith, Mary Jane 205

12 Theory of Family Stress and Adaptation Geri LoBiondo-Wood LoBiondo-Wood, Geri 225

13 Theory of Cultural Marginality Heeseung Choi Choi, Heeseung 243

14 Theory of Caregiving Dynamics Loretta A. Williams Williams, Loretta A. 261

15 Theory of MoralReckoning Alvita Nathaniel Nathaniel, Alvita 277

16 Evaluation of Middle Range Theories for the Discipline of Nursing Marlaine C. Smith Smith, Marlaine C. 293

App Middle Range Theories: 1988-2007 307

Index 315