Middle range theory and the ladder of abstraction / Mary Jane Smith and Patricia Liehr -- Theories of uncertainty in illness / Merle H. Mishel and Margaret F. Clayton -- Theory of self-efficacy / Barbara Resnick -- Theory of unpleasant symptoms / Elizabeth R. Lenz and Linda C. Pugh -- Theory of family stress and adaption / Geri LoBiondo-Wood -- Theory of community empowerment / Cynthia Armstrong Persily and Eugenie Hildebrandt -- Theory of meaning / Patricia L. Starck -- Theory of self-transcendence / Pamela G. Reed -- Theory of attentively embracing story / Mary Jane Smith and Patricia Liehr -- Evaluation of middle range theories for the discipline of nursing / Marlaine C. Smith.