According to the four concepts common in nursing theory; the person (patient), the environment, health & nursing (goals, roles, functions) can be analyzed. Each of these concepts is usually defi ned and described by a nursing theorist. Of the four concepts, the most important is that of the person. The four concepts are generally considered central to the discipline of nursing.
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Classifications of middle range theories