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Research • Statistic & Theory
NEW !
Middle Range Theories: Application to Nursing Research and
Practice, Fourth Edition
Sandra J Peterson, PhD, RN
978-0-06-000044-8 • January 2016 • Softbound • 7” x 10” • 344 pp • 34 Illus
The most complete and detailed book devoted to middle range theories,
Middle RangeTheories: Application toNursing Researchand Practice
examines theories and their applications in clinical nursing research
and practice. In this fourth edition, the authors address this dynamic
relationship with increased emphasis on applications of middle range
theories to practice. Every theory chapter includes examples of the
theory’s use in research, its application to clinical practice and critical
thinking exercises. The authors provide expert advice on selecting the
appropriate theory for a nursing research project and developing the
critical thinking skills needed to critique theories. Each theory chapter
provides the nurse researcher with a variety of tools.
Features
• Definitions of Key Terms appear at the beginning of each chapter to
define concepts and aid the reader’s understanding of the theory.
• Using Middle Range Theories in Research boxes provide examples
of how the theory has been used in published research. These
have been updated and reformatted, using an outline based on the
research process.
• Using Middle Range Theories in Practice boxes provide examples of
theories applied to a specific clinical practice situation. They too
have been reformatted so that the clinical issue and the use of the
theory as a foundation for nursing intervention are clearly identified.
• Examples of Theory in Practice tables are included in each chapter.
The headings on these tables are similar to the matrix used to
critique research as a basis for evidence-based practice.
• Critical Thinking Exercises at the end of each chapter engage readers
in analysis of the theory and its application to practice.
• Instruments are discussed in the chapters, with specific examples
available in the Student Resources located on thePoint (http://
thepoint.lww.com/Peterson4e).
Table of Contents
Part I Overview of Theory
Ch. 1 Introduction to the Nature of
Nursing Knowledge
Ch. 2 Analysis, Evaluation, and
Selection of a Middle Range Nursing
Theory
Part II Middle Range Theories:
Physiological
Ch. 3 Pain: A Balance Between
Analgesia and Side Effects
Ch. 4 Unpleasant Symptoms
Part III Middle Range Theories:
Psychological
Ch. 5 Self-Efficacy
Ch. 6 Chronic Sorrow
Ch. 7 Spiritual Care in Nursing Practice
Part IV Middle Range Theories:
Social
Ch. 8 Social Support
Ch. 9 Caring
Ch. 10 Interpersonal Relations
Ch. 11 Attachment
Part V Middle Range Theories:
Integrative
Ch. 12 Modeling and Role-Modeling
Ch. 13 Comfort
Ch. 14 Health-Related Quality of Life
Ch. 15 Health Promotion
Ch. 16 Deliberative Nursing Process
Ch. 17 Resilience
Ch.18 Planned Change
Ch. 19 The AACN Synergy Model