Disciplinary perspectives linked to middle range theory / Marlaine C. Smith -- Understanding middle range theory by moving up and down the ladder of abstraction / Mary Jane Smith and Patricia R. Liehr -- Evaluation of middle range theories for the discipline of nursing / Marlaine C. Smith -- Theories of uncertainty in illness / Merle H. Mishel -- Theory of meaning / Patricia L. Starck -- Theory of self-transcendence / Pamela G. Reed -- Theory of symptom management / Janice Humphreys ... [et al.] -- Theory of unpleasant symptoms / Elizabeth R. Lenz and Linda C. Pugh -- Theory of self-efficacy / Barbara Resnick -- Story theory / Mary Jane Smith and Patricia R. Liehr -- Theory of transitions / Eun-Ok Im -- Theory of self-reliance / John Lowe -- Theory of cultural marginality / Heeseung Choi -- Theory of caregiving dynamics / Loretta A. Williams -- Theory of moral reckoning / Alvita Nathaniel -- Concept building for research / Patricia R. Liehr and Mary Jane Smith -- Yearning for sleep while enduring distress : a concept for nursing research / April Lynne Shapiro -- Reconceptualizing normal / Shelley J. Greif -- Yearning to be recognized : from concept building to proposal development to data gathering and analysis / Anthony R. Ramsey -- Catastrophic cultural immersion : from concept building to proposal development to data gathering and analysis / Lisa Marie Wands.