Middle Range Theory for Nursing: Third Edition

479 Pages·2013·4.045 MB·English

by  Mary Jane Smith PhD RN, Patricia R. Liehr PhD RN

Middle Range Theory for Nursing
Mary Jane Smith, PhD, RN, 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 Pittsburgh, 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 nursing students for over 3 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 the
associate dean for nursing research and scholarship 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 2 decades.
Middle Range Theory for Nursing
Third Edition
Mary Jane Smith, PhD, RN
Patricia R. Liehr, PhD, RN
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Middle range theory for nursing/[edited by] Mary Jane Smith, Patricia R. Liehr. — 3rd ed.
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ISBN 978-0-8261-9551-7 — ISBN 978-0-8261-9552-4 (ebook)
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Contents
Contributors vii
Foreword Joyce J. Fitzpatrick, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN xi
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xvii
Section One: Setting the Stage for Middle Range
Theories 1
1. Disciplinary Perspectives Linked to Middle Range Theory 3
Marlaine C. Smith
2. Understanding Middle Range Theory by
Moving Up and Down the Ladder of Abstraction 15
Mary Jane Smith and Patricia R. Liehr
3. Evaluation of Middle Range Theories for the
Discipline of Nursing 35
Marlaine C. Smith
Section Two: Middle Range Theories Ready
for Application 51
4. Theories of Uncertainty in Illness 53
Merle H. Mishel
5. Theory of Meaning 87
Patricia L. Starck
6. Theory of Self-Transcendence 109
Pamela G. Reed
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vi contents
7. Theory of Symptom Management 141
Janice Humphreys, Susan Janson, DorAnne Donesky, Kathleen
Dracup, Kathryn A. Lee, Kathleen Puntillo, Julia A. Faucett,
Bradley Aouizerat, Christine Miaskowski, Christina Baggott,
Virginia C arrieri-Kohlman, Mary Barger, Linda Franck,
Christine Kennedy; the UCSF School of Nursing Symptom
Management Faculty Group
8. The Theory of Unpleasant Symptoms 165
Elizabeth R. Lenz and Linda C. Pugh
9. Theory of Self-Efficacy 197
Barbara Resnick
10. Story Theory 225
Mary Jane Smith and Patricia R. Liehr
11. Theory of Transitions 253
Eun-Ok Im
12. Theory of Self-Reliance 277
John Lowe
13. Theory of Cultural Marginality 289
Heeseung Choi
14. Theory of Caregiving Dynamics 309
Loretta A. Williams
15. Theory of Moral Reckoning 329
Alvita Nathaniel
Section Three: Concept Building for Research—Through the Lens of
Middle Range Theory 347
16. Concept Building for Research 349
Patricia R. Liehr and Mary Jane Smith
17. Yearning for Sleep While Enduring Distress:
A Concept for Nursing Research 361
April Lynne Shapiro
18. Reconceptualizing Normal 383
Shelley J. Greif
19. Yearning to Be Recognized: From Concept Building to
Proposal Development to Data Gathering and Analysis 397
Anthony R. Ramsey
20. Catastrophic Cultural Immersion: From Concept
Building to Proposal Development to Data
Gathering and Analysis 415
Lisa Marie Wands
Appendix: Middle Range Theories: 1988–2012 435
Index 443
Contributors
Bradley Aouizerat, PhD Heeseung Choi, PhD, RN
Professor Professor
School of Nursing College of Nursing
University of California, Seoul National University
San Francisco Seoul, Korea
San Francisco, CA
DorAnne Donesky, PhD, RN
Christina Baggott, PhD, RN, PNP Assistant Adjunct Professor
Assistant Professor School of Nursing
School of Nursing University of California,
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, CA
Kathleen Dracup, FNP, RN,
Mary Barger, PhD, RN, CNM FAAN
Assistant Professor Professor
School of Nursing School of Nursing
University of California, University of California,
San Francisco San Francisco
San Francisco, CA San Francisco, CA
Virginia Carrieri-Kohlman, Julia A. Faucett, PhD, RN,
DNSc, RN, FAAN FAAN
Professor Emeritus Professor
School of Nursing School of Nursing
University of California, University of California,
San Francisco San Francisco
San Francisco, CA San Francisco, CA
vii
viii contributors
Linda Franck, PhD, RN, FAAN Kathryn A. Lee, PhD, RN,
Professor and Chair FAAN
School of Nursing Professor
University of California, School of Nursing
San Francisco University of California,
San Francisco, CA San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Shelley J. Greif, MPH, RN
Doctoral Student Elizabeth R. Lenz, PhD, RN,
Florida Atlantic University FAAN
Boca Raton, FL Professor
Ohio State University
Janice Humphreys, PhD, RN, College of Nursing
FAAN Columbus, OH
Professor and Vice Chair for
Patricia R. Liehr, PhD, RN
Academic Personnel
Associate Dean for Nursing
School of Nursing
Research & Scholarship
University of California,
Christine E. Lynn College
San Francisco
of Nursing
San Francisco, CA
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL
Eun-Ok Im, PhD, FAAN
Professor
John Lowe, PhD, RN, FAAN
School of Nursing
Professor
University of Pennsylvania
School of Nursing
Philadelphia, PA
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL
Susan Janson, DNSc, RN, ANP,
FAAN Christine A. Miaskowski, PhD,
Professor and Harms/Alumnae RN, FAAN
Chair Professor
School of Nursing School of Nursing
University of California, University of California,
San Francisco San Francisco
San Francisco, CA San Francisco, CA
Christine Kennedy, PhD, RN, Merle H. Mishel, PhD, RN,
FAAN FAAN
Professor Professor
School of Nursing School of Nursing
University of California, The University of North Carolina
San Francisco at Chapel Hill
San Francisco, CA Chapel Hill, NC
contributors ix
Alvita Nathaniel, PhD, RN, April Lynne Shapiro, MSN, RN
FAANP Doctoral Student
Associate Professor School of Nursing
School of Nursing West Virginia University
West Virginia University Morgantown, WV
Charleston, WV
Marlaine C. Smith, PhD, RN,
Linda C. Pugh, PhD, RNC, FAAN
FAAN Dean and Professor
Professor Christine E. Lynn College of
School of Nursing Nursing
York College of Pennsylvania Florida Atlantic University
York, PA Boca Raton, FL
Kathleen Puntillo, DNSc, RN,
Mary Jane Smith, PhD, RN
FAAN
Professor of Nursing
Professor
School of Nursing
School of Nursing
West Virginia University
University of California,
Morgantown, WV
San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Patricia L. Starck, DSN, RN,
FAAN
Anthony R. Ramsey, PhD,
Dean and Professor
FNP-C
University of Texas Health
Assistant Professor
Sciences Center–Houston
Waldron College of Health and
School of Nursing
Human Services
Houston, TX
Radford University
Radford, VA
Lisa Marie Wands, PhD, RN
Pamela G. Reed, PhD, RN, Postdoctoral Fellow
FAAN Tennessee Valley Healthcare
System
Professor
Vanderbilt University
College of Nursing
Nashville, TN
The University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
Loretta A. Williams, PhD, RN,
Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN, AOCN
FAAN Assistant Professor
Professor Department of Symptom Research
School of Nursing The University of Texas
University of Maryland MD Anderson Cancer Center
Baltimore, MD Houston, TX