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Review
. 2020 Jan;33(1):41-45.
doi: 10.1177/0894318419881806.

The Prismatic Midparadigm of Nursing

Chloe O R Littzen  1 , Carrie A Langley  1 , Consuelo A Grant  1
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The Prismatic Midparadigm of Nursing

Chloe O R Littzen et al. Nurs Sci Q. 2020 Jan.

Abstract

The disciplinary perspective of nursing is guided in part by its metaparadigm, which includes the concepts of human beings, environment, health, and nursing. While relevant to the discipline as a whole, these abstract concepts are not meant for operationalization into the practice environment. The authors in this paper introduce a midparadigm of nursing-namely, the prismatic midparadigm-for applications in research, practice, policy, and education. It is a framework of concepts that are less abstract, but congruent with, the metaparadigm and more specific to the practice environment with the context of vulnerability as central.

Keywords: metaparadigm; midparadigm; nursing knowledge; nursing practice; vulnerability.

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