McEwen and Wills (2014) defines the metaparadigm as a representation of a discipline’s wordview (McEwen & Wills, 2014, p. 27). In week one, the group learned about the nursing metaparadigm consisting of the concepts of person, environment, health, and nursing, and how it was utilized in in grand theories. This week, the group learned about middle range nursing theories and how it differs from grand nursing theories. McEwen and Wills (2014) differentiates both levels of theories,
“Compared to grand theories, middle range theories are more specific, have fewer concepts, and encompass a more limited aspect of the real world. Concepts are relatively concrete and can be operationally defined. Propositions are also relatively concrete and may be