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Commentary and Book Review of Middle Range Theories: Application to Nursing Research and Practice (5 th Edition) by Sandra J. Peterson and Timothy S. Bredow (2020),
The author in this article provides a review of Peterson and Bredow’s 5th edition of Middle Range Theories: Application to Nursing Research and Practice. The author also shared some concerns and thoughts about the current status of nursing theory and middle-range theory.
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