The Prismatic Midparadigm of Nursing

Littzen, Chloe O. R. RN; MSN
Langley, Carrie A. RN; MSN
Grant, Consuelo A. RN; BSN

¹PhD Student, The University of Arizona College of Nursing, Tucson, AZ, USA

Pamela G. Reed, RN, PhD, FAAN, Professor, University of Arizona College of Nursing, 1305 N. Martin St., Tucson, AZ 85721-0203, USA. Email: [email protected]

Nursing Science Quarterly 33(1):p 41-45, January 2020. | DOI: 10.1177/0894318419881806

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.