Choose a concept relevant to your nursing practice [present or future]. The selected concept should be broad-do not just relate it to nursing. Please choose a concept from the following list: autonomy, compassion, advocacy, grief, resilience, comfort, stress, anxiety, self-care, fatigue, caring, empathy, pain, critical thinking, or competency. Any other concept must be approved. Following the guidelines given
in Chinn, Kramer, & Sitzman [Chapter 7], analyze the concept and develop a model case. The paper
length should not exceed 10-12 pages. References should be within 10 years except for theories
(Primary sources only). The concept analysis template is required.
1. Identification of concept and the background of the concept. Include an overview of the
paper and the purpose of the paper (1-2 paragraphs of about ½ page each).
2. Incorporate relevant research on your concept that has been conducted. There should be 3 peer-reviewed articles summarized in detail in this section (Must be 1 paragraph each of
about ½ page-total of 3 paragraphs in this section). Literature reviews, meta-synthesis, or meta-analysis are not acceptable.
3. Definitions: Provide definitions for the concept (minimum of 2 definitions) & other related terms (minimum of 2 definitions) in a paragraph format. This should include nursing/
medical sources (i.e. peer-reviewed journals) as well as definitions from a dictionary. Need
to describe and expand upon the antecedents and consequences (minimum of 3 each
with explanation/rationale) (No lists or bullet points are accepted). (Should be 4-6
paragraphs).
4. Development of Case: Develop a model case based on the attributes for the selected
concept. Include a definition of a model case and explain how the scenario provided fits the model case (1-2 paragraphs).
5. Attributes/criteria: Discuss and explain the attributes/criteria developed for concept
(minimum of 3 with explanations/rationales). Clearly state the operational definition (No
lists or bullet points) (At least 2 paragraphs for criteria/attributes and 1 paragraph for
operational definition).
6. Summary and Conclusion: Summary of analysis and must include the purpose and a
summary of the elements of the paper (1-2 paragraphs).
8. Organization, clarity, logic, grammar, spelling, & 7th edition APA format. (Minimum of 3-4
journal references). Must use primary sources only. The use of secondary sources will result in a loss of points.
