Purpose:
This assignment provides the opportunity for the student to conduct a formal concept analysis of one concept found in a nursing theory using an identified framework.
Requirements:
Description of the Assignment
The purpose of this 6-8 page paper (not including the title page or reference page in the page count) is a formal concept analysis of one concept found in a nursing theory, adapting the methodology of Walker and Avant (2010, pp. 157 179). The book by Walker and Avant is not available electronically. This book is not needed in order to succeed with this assignment. A summary of the steps in this method is found at the end of this document.
Any nursing theory may be used to find a concept for analysis. Only one concept is analyzed.
As part of the concept analysis, a focused review of scholarly literature is conducted, using a minimum of 3(three) scholarly sources related to the selected concept. A formal literature review can be extensive in critiquing all the relevant literature about a specific topic or area of knowledge. In this assignment, that level of effort is not required. What is expected is an integrated discussion of at least three articles on the concept selected for this assignment. Themes, ideas, or facts about the concept found in the reviewed literature are presented in an organized fashion. Note: research articles about the concept are the best kind of article for a literature review.
The steps in a concept analysis include:
1. selection of a concept used in a nursing theory
2. identification of the aims or purposes of the analysis
3. a review of selected scholarly literature on the concept
4. identification of possible use of the selected concept
5. determination of defining attributes
6. identification of model cases
7. identification of alternate cases (borderline, related, contrary, invented, and illegitimate cases)
8. identification of antecedents and consequences
9. definition of empirical referents
The paper concludes with a synthesis of the students new knowledge about the concept. The scholarly literature is incorporated throughout the analysis.
Criteria for Content
1. Introduction includes statements on the process of concept analysis, identifies the nursing concept and nursing theory from which it was obtained, and relates the main topics of the paper. A list of possible concepts is provided below. A substantive discussion of each of the following elements is present. All elements are supported by scholarly literature
a. One aim or purpose of the analysis
b. A review of scholarly literature (minimum of three articles)
c. Two possible uses of the concept
d. Two defining attributes
e. Two model cases
f. Two of the following alternative cases: borderline, related, contrary, invented, or illegitimate
g. One antecedent and one consequence
h. Two empirical referents
2. Concluding statements present the writers new knowledge on the concept acquired as a result of writing the paper
Criteria for Format and Special Instructions
1. One of the textbooks required for this course may be used as one of the required references for this assignment (not necessary).
2. Title page, body of paper, and reference page must be in APA format (6th edition)
3. A minimum of 3 scholarly sources on the concept are required.
4. The paper (excludes the title page and reference page) must be a minimum of 6 pages and no longer than 8 pages.
5. Ideas and information from professional sources must be cited correctly.
6. Grammar, spelling, punctuation, and citations are consistent with the writing style specified in the 6th edition of the APA manual.Walker, L. O & Avant, K. C. (2010). Strategies for theory construction in nursing (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice HallPossible Concepts (These concepts are not required; students may select one of these concepts or find another concept in any nursing theory) Noise
Cleanliness of environment
Patient Assessment
Self-care deficit
Self-care
Homeostasis
Behavioral system
Boundary lines
Open system
Patient Centered Care
Empowerment
Resources
Caring Adaptation
Energy conservation
Meaningfulness
Modeling
Transaction
Activities of living
Actual caring occasion
Energy field
Pain
Pattern
Leadership
Engagement
Comfort
All of these concepts were selected from grand and middle-range theories presented in the course texts.

please let me know if you have Glut book, in order to fallow the structure of my teacher.

Writing Assignment 1: Concept analysis.

Our primary text for this module, Glut, gives us a very long and wide overview of historical and natural-world approaches toward large-scale data organization. We have also touched on several key thinkers who connect us to the worlds of philosophy, and science. These thinker include Plato, Aristotle, Foucault, and Otlet. We have begun to define the differences between competing systems (taxonomy and folksonomy, for example); and discuss the significance of these choices (memes, for example). We have questioned how the structure of data affects the perceived “meaning.”

Please select a concept from our course materials that is of interest to you, and pose a provocative question related to this topic. This should be a question to which there is no “right” answer. Consider using some of the questions we posed in class as a source of inspiration.

Write an analysis of this concept.
The final paper should be between 1300 to 1500 words (approximately 4 to 6 pages), not including your Works Cited or References page.
Rely on Glut and at least one of the Canvas readings as your primary sources.
Supplement your paper with at least three additional sources. (So you will have a total of at least five sources minimum.)
Document your paper appropriately. You may use APA or MLA formatting, but you must be consistent with the format you choose.
Be sure to include your name, an interested title, and page numbers. Use standard font and margin settings. Please double-space.

I am more interested in your ideas, in the connections that you can make with our materials, and with the original research that you include in your paper. Formatting matters, but I don’t get too hung up on it beyond the basics included above. I will use the rubric on Canvas to assess the essays.

When you are finished, please upload your paper to the appropriate link on Canvas.

please let me know if you have Glut book, in order to fallow the structure of my teacher.

Writing Assignment 1: Concept analysis.

Our primary text for this module, Glut, gives us a very long and wide overview of historical and natural-world approaches toward large-scale data organization. We have also touched on several key thinkers who connect us to the worlds of philosophy, and science. These thinker include Plato, Aristotle, Foucault, and Otlet. We have begun to define the differences between competing systems (taxonomy and folksonomy, for example); and discuss the significance of these choices (memes, for example). We have questioned how the structure of data affects the perceived “meaning.”

Please select a concept from our course materials that is of interest to you, and pose a provocative question related to this topic. This should be a question to which there is no “right” answer. Consider using some of the questions we posed in class as a source of inspiration.

Write an analysis of this concept.
The final paper should be between 1300 to 1500 words (approximately 4 to 6 pages), not including your Works Cited or References page.
Rely on Glut and at least one of the Canvas readings as your primary sources.
Supplement your paper with at least three additional sources. (So you will have a total of at least five sources minimum.)
Document your paper appropriately. You may use APA or MLA formatting, but you must be consistent with the format you choose.
Be sure to include your name, an interested title, and page numbers. Use standard font and margin settings. Please double-space.

I am more interested in your ideas, in the connections that you can make with our materials, and with the original research that you include in your paper. Formatting matters, but I don’t get too hung up on it beyond the basics included above. I will use the rubric on Canvas to assess the essays.

When you are finished, please upload your paper to the appropriate link on Canvas.