Applying Middle-Range Concepts and Theories to the Care of Vulnerable Populations
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The disciplinary focus of the nursing profession is to improve the quality of life and health of individuals, families, communities, and society (McCurry, Hunter Revell, & Roy, 2010). Contemporary nursing care is heavily influenced by knowledge development that is happening within a dynamic, evolving social and environmental healthcare context (McCurry et al., 2010). Risjord (2010) argued that nursing knowledge development, which he termed the nursing standpoint starts from “nurses lives” (p. 74), or that the problems and solutions in nursing are identified within nurses’ daily practice. Problem identification leads to the development, refinement, and dissemination of knowledge, with theory providing the foundation (Risjord, 2010). Risjord posits that appropriate
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