Family nursing models are an example of:
1. Middle-range theories.
2. Grand theories.
3. Borrowed theories.
4. Social science theories.
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1 Family nursing models are considered middle-range theories because they are not at the highly abstract level and they have largely been developed within nursing practice.
2 Family nursing models are not highly abstract as is the case with the grand theories.
3 Family nursing models are developed within nursing and are, therefore, not borrowed from other disciplines.
4 Family nursing models are developed within nursing and are, therefore, not social science theories.
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