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The criterion of significance is met when you can answer yes to two questions: • Is the middle-range theory socially significant? • Is the middle-range theory theoretically significant? Is the Middle-Range Theory Socially Significant? The criterion of significance requires the middle-range theory to be socially significant. That means the theory is about people experiencing a […]

HOW IS THE CRITERION OF SIGNIFICANCE OF A MIDDLE-RANGE THEORY APPLIED? The criterion of significance of a middle-range theory draws attention to the importance of the theory to society and to the advancement of knowledge within a discipline. We call the importance of the theory to society its social significance, and the importance of the

HOW IS THE MIDDLE-RANGE THEORY IDENTIFIED? We believe that generating or testing a middle-range theory is the main reason for research. Consequently, a vast number of middle-range theories exist. Sometimes, the name of the middle-range theory is stated explicitly in the research report, but sometimes the middle-range theory is not stated explicitly and is only

Evaluation of Middle-Range Theories: Where Is the Information? Content about the middle-range theory may be found in every section of the research report. BOX 6-2 Evaluation of Middle-Range Theories: What Is the Information? The name of the middle-range theory 1489_Ch06_073-088.qxd 7/8/08 2:25 PM Page 73 74 Part 2 ■ Evaluation of Conceptual Models and Theories

Patient population: Patients of culturally diverse backgrounds incongruent with nurse Intervention: Staff education program to improve cultural awareness and cultural sensitivity. Comparison: No education (no comparison group as all staff will be offered education). Outcome: Evaluation of knowledge pre-and post-education. Clinical practice question: In patients of culturally diverse backgrounds incongruent with the nurse (P), how

Theory of Interpersonal Relations in Nursing Summary The aftereffect of order change within the discipline of nursing cultivated by Hildegard Peplau in 1952 has had substantial impact on the nurse-client relationship (D’Antonio, Beeber, Sills, & Naegle, 2013). Prior to Peplau, nursing was focused on what nurses did to their patients; Peplau transformed this emphasis to

Theoretical Significance The criterion of significance is further examined in the theory’s facilitation of novel awareness pertinent to the proposed contextual application of the investigated problem (Fawcett & Garity, 2009). Previous studies of the concept of cultural competency have revealed increased unresponsiveness to the culturally diverse patient leading to potential adverse patient safety issues (Isaacson,

Theory of Culture Care: Diversity and Universality Summary Madeleine Leininger contributed to the progression of nursing with her innovative conceptual framework and theoretical development of cultural awareness. Leininger’s research resulted in the birth of transcultural nursing with a focus on improvements in nurse-client relationship outcomes when culturally congruent holistic care is present (Sitzman & Eichelberger,

Theoretical and Scientific Foundations for Nursing Practice NURS 8110 Date 2 Middle Range Theory Evaluation Ingenious words articulated by the Hmong people are as follows: “when crossing a river, remove your sandals; when crossing a border, remove your crown (Lor, Xiong, Park, Schwei, & Jacobs, 2017, p. 408).” This proverb is inspiratory pertinent to the

THE THEORIES USED FOR THIS MODEL ARE: Dorothea Orem Self-Care Theory and The Self-Efficacity in nursing Theory by Lenz & Shortridge-Baggett, or the Health Promotion Model by Pender, Murdaugh & Parson (Pick 2)   Required Readings   McEwin, M., & Wills, E.M. (2014). Theoretical basis for nursing. (4th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health. Chapter