Abstract
The author in this article presents a midrange theory evaluation framework as an update to nursing publications over the past 50 decades on theory evaluation criteria and incorporates recent philosophical perspectives on scientific theory and knowledge development. The intent also is to encourage a theorizing style that advances understanding and explanations of nursing phenomena for nursing practice as well as for the pure joy of knowing why something happens.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 315-320 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Nursing science quarterly |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 2022 |
Keywords
- evaluation criteria
- knowledge
- mechanism
- midrange theory
- philosophy of science
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Nursing