NR 501 Week 4 Assignment, Concept Analysis 1 (Self-Care)

Self-Care Concept Analysis A concept analysis is utilized to recognize and define concepts that help describe a phenomena (McEwen, & Wills, 2014). Through this process the development of conceptual frameworks, theories, and research studies are identified (McEwen & Wills, 2014). A concept analysis helps explore and analyse overused and vague concepts by clarifying their purpose (Wagman, Håkansson, & Björklund, 2012). The use of a concept analysis in formating theories, has helped nurses understand the foundation of nursing. The selected concept of interest is selfcare which is better explained in Orem’s Self-Care Nursing Theory. Throughout this paper, the definition of the concept of self-care will be defined/explained and a literature review of this concept will be discussed. I will also define the attributes, antecedents, and consequences of selfcare, along with two empirical referents. I will develop a model case, a borderline case, and a contrary case. Lastly, I will discuss the theoretical applications of the concept of self-care and its relationship to theory.