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NURS 8110 Week 7 Discussion Walden University Concepts of Middle Range Theories Nursing theories are critical in the nursing practice as they “offer structure and organization to nursing knowl... edge and provides a systematic means of collecting data to describe, explain, and predict nursing practice” (McEwen & Wills, 2014, p. 25). Middle range theories have lesser concepts and very specific in nature (McEwen & Wills, 2014). Middle range theories are used in research as it emphasizes the goal of the research (Fawcett & Garity, 2009). Middle range theories are simple and they are used more often in nursing research (Grove, Burns, & Gray, 2013). The focus of the middle range theories are the patient’s problems and their outcomes (McEwen & Wills, 2014). Middle range theories explain the concepts between the various disciplines in health care and the actions that affects each other (McEwen & Wills, 2014). Nursing Role in Middle Range Theories Middle range theories could be utilized in nursing practice or tested the areas of acute patient care settings, disease prevention, and health promotion disciplines (Jacelon, Furman, Rea, Macdonald, & Donoghue, 2011). A selected middle range theory must be evaluated before it was applied in nursing practice or in nursing research (McEwen & Wills, 2014). In health care, there is an increased number of evidence based practices (EBPs) are implemented to be utilized as clinical decision support tools. EBPs help to improve the patient outcomes (Murrock & Higgins, 2009). Middle range theories can be further reshaped for future knowledge development, so that it would be utilized more (Liehr & Smith, 2017). When a nursing scholar conducts a research on a middle range theory, it adds the value and generates an empirical evidence to the benefit of the theory (Liehr & Smith, 2017). As a future nurse leader, I would like to improve the use of middle range theories in nursing practice and in nursing research. I am [Show More]

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