A concept analysis is useful in the examination of a specific concept in an effort to identify the concepts structure (Walker & Avant‚ 2011). The ultimate purpose of a concept analysis is to examine‚ clarify‚ and describe a concept with goal to gain understanding and the development of a definition. Concept analysis is an important process in the development of conceptual frameworks and theories utilized in practice and research (McEwen & Wills‚ 2014). A concept analysis contains several key components
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DIVERSITY: A CONCEPT ANALYSIS TONYA BROOKS‚ AMY TALLEY‚ ANNAMMA THOMAS TEXAS WOMEN’S UNIVERSITY Abstract The concept of diversity is one that individuals may not think of when they think of nursing. Diversity is a major component to nursing and the care that is provided to patients. In this concept analysis‚ antecedent‚ attributes and consequences of diversity are identified. The following antecedents are: race‚ social economy‚ knowledge‚ gender‚ and
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Resilience: A Concept Analysis The concept resilience has been the interest of many disciplines over the years‚ and is utilized by all people at some point in their lives. Concepts are building blocks that construct theories. A concept analysis will clarify the meaning‚ theoretical and operational definitions of the concept‚ for use in theory or research (Walker & Avant‚ 2011). The research on resiliency has increased and today‚ policy and practice stakeholders have interest on its impact
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Introduction Concepts are the building blocks from which theories are constructed. A concept analysis will clarify the meaning of a concept and help us understand the current theoretical and operational definitions of the concept for use in theory and research (Walker & Avant‚ 2005). The concept resilience was chosen for analysis because of its many uses in the literature today‚ and the need of a central‚ encompassing‚ modernized definition. In wake of the recent tragedies that have been occurring
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References: Varcarolis‚ E.M. (2011). Manual of psychiatric nursing care planning: assessment guides‚ diagnoses‚ psychopharmacology (fourth edition). St. Louis‚ MO: Saunders. Varcarolis‚ E.M.‚ Halter‚ M.J. (2011). Foundations of psychiatric mental health nursing‚ a clinical approach. (sixth edition). St. Louis‚ MO: Saunders.
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Concept Analysis: Stress Yamilet Diaz BSN RN University of Miami Concept Analysis: Stress In today’s society‚ we often use the term stress to explain how situations cause us to feel tension or worry. If you were to ask a group of people to describe stress‚ they may each have a different interpretation of the word. The reason for this is that stress is very subjective‚ which causes individuals to deal with stress very differently. Stress can cause or impact the course of many medical conditions
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Caring is thought to coincide with good nursing practice. As guided by the concept analysis framework of Walker and Avant (1983)‚ an attempt is made to gain better understanding of the constituent properties of caring. This includes the evaluation of various definitions of caring‚ key attributes‚ antecedents‚ consequences‚ and the perception of caring from the patients and nurses point of view. Then‚ drawing a conclusion of the significance of caring‚ thereof. The Oxford Dictionary defines caring
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There are a number of factors that contributed to educational disadvantages including inclusive provision and social exclusion. The home setting of a child contributed to educational disadvantage together with the family’s income because over the last number of years‚ due to the recession‚ many parents lost their jobs which resulted in very little or‚ in some cases‚ no family income coming into the home. Every child in Ireland should be entitled to attend primary school free of charge. However there
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As any form of qualitative or quantitative analysis is not a purely technical process‚ but influenced by the characteristics of the researchers and their disciplinary paradigms‚ critical reflection throughout the research process is paramount‚ including in the design of the study‚ the construction or collection of data‚ and the analysis. “The Framework Method is becoming an increasingly popular approach to the management and analysis of qualitative data in health research; however‚ there is confusion
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Exploration into Nursing: A Personal Framework The University of Texas at Arlington School of Nursing In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of N5327 Analysis of Theories in Nursing Ronda Mintz-Binder‚ DNP‚ RN‚CNE Exploration into Nursing: A Personal Framework Upon graduation from nursing school‚ I started working on a telemetry/oncology unit at Memorial Herman Hospital in Houston‚ Texas. Because the unit was also oncology we had to take care of patients who were
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