BookAuthors: Mary Jane Smith (2018)
Fourth Edition includes:
Reflects new theoretical advances with associated models to improve understanding
Five completely new chapters of content essential for nursing books
New exemplars linking middle range theory to advanced nursing practice
New content for DNP programs
Two new theories: Bureaucratic Caring and Self-Care of Chronic Illness
Two articles from Advances in Nursing Science documenting a meta-perspective about middle range theory development over the decades 
