Concept Development in Nursing: Foundations, Techniques, and Applications

This chapter discusses Concept Development Situated in the Critical Paradigm, Concept Development of Nursing-Sensitive Patient Outcomes, and Applications and Future Directions for Concept Development in Nursing.

Abstract

Introduction to Concept Development in Nursing * Philosophical Foundations of Concept Development * Knowledge Synthesis and Concept Development in Nursing * The Wilson Method of Concept Analysis * Wilsonian Concept Analysis: Applying the Technique * Concept Analysis: An Evolutionary View * The Concept of Grief: An Evolutionary Perspective * Grief in a Cultural Context: Expanding Concept Analysis Beyond the Professional Literature * An Expansion and Elaboration of the Hybrid Model of Concept Development * A Concept Analysis of Withdrawal: Application of the Hybrid Model of Concept Development * Concept Clarification: Using the Norris Method in Clinical Research * Simultaneous Concept Analysis: A Strategy for Developing Multiple Interrelated Concepts * Integrative Literature Reviews for the Development of Concepts * A Multiphase Approach to Concept Analysis and Development * Methods and Application of Dimensional Analysis: A Contribution to Concept and Knowledge Development in Nursing * Beyond Analysis: Further Adventures in Concept Development * Exploring Pragmatic Utility: Concept Analysis by Critically Appraising the Literature * Research Careers and Concept Development: The Case of Normalization * Concept Development Situated in the Critical Paradigm * Concept Development of Nursing-Sensitive Patient Outcomes * Applications and Future Directions for Concept Development in Nursing