TY - BOOK AU - AU - Smith, Mary Jane,;Liehr, Patricia R. ED - ED - ED - ED - SN - 978-0-8261-1916-2 (alk. paper) SN - 2 PY - 2008///.;copyright 200846 CY - New York PB - Springer Publishing Company KW - KW - 2 KW - 0 KW - 6 KW - 20 KW - Philosophy KW - Nursing;Nursing models.;Information science.;Nursing Theory.;Nursing Research N1 - 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 -- Building structures for research / Patricia R. Liehr and Mary Jane Smith -- Theories of uncertainty in illness / Merle H. Mishel and Margaret F. Clayton -- Theory of meaning / Patricia L. Starck -- Theory of self-transcendence / Pamela G. Reed -- Theory of community empowerment / Cynthia Armstrong Persily and Eugenie Hildebrandt -- 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 / Patricia R. Liehr and Mary Jane Smith -- Theory of family stress and adaptation / Geri LoBiondo-Wood -- Theory of cultural marginality / Heeseung Choi -- Theory of caregiving dynamics / Loretta A. Williams -- Theory of moral reckoning / Alvita Nathaniel -- Evaluation of middle range theories for the discipline of nursing / Marlaine C. Smith; 5 ER -