Middle-Range Theories

Middle-range theories are narrower in scope than grand theories and deal with some part of a discipline's concerns related to particular topics. Because of the narrower scope and specificity of a middle-range theory, it is more readily useable and testable in research projects.

This guide breaks Grand Nursing Theories down into three subcategories:

  1. High Middle-Range Theories
  2. Middle Middle-Range Theories
  3. Low Middle-Range Theories