Nr 501 Concept Analysis Paper
Running head: CONCEPT ANALYSIS
Concept Analysis
Chamberlain College of Nursing
Theoretical Basis for Advanced Nursing Practice
NR 501
June 1, 2014
Concept Analysis
Concepts are relationships that denote to phenomena that transpire in nature or in thought. “Concept analysis is an approach espoused by Walker and Avant (2011) to clarify the meanings of terms and to define terms (concepts) so that writers and readers share a common language” (McEwen & Wills, 2014, p. 58). Concept analysis should be directed when concepts require explanation or further growth.
Steps in Concept Analysis:
1. Select a concept.
2. Determine the aims or purpose of analysis.
3. Identify all the uses of the concept possible.
4. Determine …show more content…
As guided by the concept analysis framework of Avant and Walker (2011), an attempt is made to gain better understanding of the constituent properties of caring. The Theory of Human Caring developed by Jean Watson is used toward guiding innovative representations of caring and healing practices in assorted settings. Actual caring occasion arises when the nurse and another come collected in such a way a joining is made at the spiritual level; consequently the moment transcends time and space, opening up new possibilities for healing and human connection at a deeper level than that of physical interaction (Parker & Smith, 2010).
The purpose of this paper is to explore the concept of Caring in the field of nursing. In considering the concept of caring, the following attributes immediately comes to mind which comprise of, but are not restricted to: kind, thoughtful, gentle, helpful, compassionate, considerate, loving, sensitive, concerned, caregiver. Together these words fit into the philosophies of nursing and the provision of care to individuals, which provide the marked distinction between the profession of nursing and just another job carrying out assigned duties or providing a service for a pay …show more content…
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/089801019901700103.
O’Brien, M.E., 2002, Spirituality in nursing: Standing on holy ground, 2nd end. Jones & Bartlett, Boston.
Parker, M. E., & Smith, M. C. (2010). Nursing theories & nursing practice (3rd ed.). Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis Company.
Rushton, L. (2014). What are the barriers to spiritual care in a hospital setting? British Journal of Nursing, 23(7), 370-374.
Villagomeza, L.R., 2005, ‘Spiritual distress in adult cancer patients: Toward conceptual clarity’, Holistic Nursing Practice 19(6), 285–294.
Watson, J. (2008). Nursing: The Philosophy and Science of Caring, (Rev. Ed.). Boulder, CO: University Press of Colorado.
Wiklund Gustin, L., & Wagner, L. (2013). The butterfly effect of caring - clinical nursing teachers ' understanding of self-compassion as a source to compassionate care. Scandinavian Journal Of Caring Sciences, 27(1), 175-183. doi:10.1111/j.1471-6712.2012.01033. Zisberg, A., Young, H.M., Schepp, K. & Zysberg, L., 2007, ‘A concept analysis of routine: Relevance to nursing’, Journal of Advanced Nursing 57(4), 442–453.
Concept Analysis
Chamberlain College of Nursing
Theoretical Basis for Advanced Nursing Practice
NR 501
June 1, 2014
Concept Analysis
Concepts are relationships that denote to phenomena that transpire in nature or in thought. “Concept analysis is an approach espoused by Walker and Avant (2011) to clarify the meanings of terms and to define terms (concepts) so that writers and readers share a common language” (McEwen & Wills, 2014, p. 58). Concept analysis should be directed when concepts require explanation or further growth.
Steps in Concept Analysis:
1. Select a concept.
2. Determine the aims or purpose of analysis.
3. Identify all the uses of the concept possible.
4. Determine …show more content…
As guided by the concept analysis framework of Avant and Walker (2011), an attempt is made to gain better understanding of the constituent properties of caring. The Theory of Human Caring developed by Jean Watson is used toward guiding innovative representations of caring and healing practices in assorted settings. Actual caring occasion arises when the nurse and another come collected in such a way a joining is made at the spiritual level; consequently the moment transcends time and space, opening up new possibilities for healing and human connection at a deeper level than that of physical interaction (Parker & Smith, 2010).
The purpose of this paper is to explore the concept of Caring in the field of nursing. In considering the concept of caring, the following attributes immediately comes to mind which comprise of, but are not restricted to: kind, thoughtful, gentle, helpful, compassionate, considerate, loving, sensitive, concerned, caregiver. Together these words fit into the philosophies of nursing and the provision of care to individuals, which provide the marked distinction between the profession of nursing and just another job carrying out assigned duties or providing a service for a pay …show more content…
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/089801019901700103.
O’Brien, M.E., 2002, Spirituality in nursing: Standing on holy ground, 2nd end. Jones & Bartlett, Boston.
Parker, M. E., & Smith, M. C. (2010). Nursing theories & nursing practice (3rd ed.). Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis Company.
Rushton, L. (2014). What are the barriers to spiritual care in a hospital setting? British Journal of Nursing, 23(7), 370-374.
Villagomeza, L.R., 2005, ‘Spiritual distress in adult cancer patients: Toward conceptual clarity’, Holistic Nursing Practice 19(6), 285–294.
Watson, J. (2008). Nursing: The Philosophy and Science of Caring, (Rev. Ed.). Boulder, CO: University Press of Colorado.
Wiklund Gustin, L., & Wagner, L. (2013). The butterfly effect of caring - clinical nursing teachers ' understanding of self-compassion as a source to compassionate care. Scandinavian Journal Of Caring Sciences, 27(1), 175-183. doi:10.1111/j.1471-6712.2012.01033. Zisberg, A., Young, H.M., Schepp, K. & Zysberg, L., 2007, ‘A concept analysis of routine: Relevance to nursing’, Journal of Advanced Nursing 57(4), 442–453.