Concept Analysis Paper (25%): Maximum of 5 pages excluding title page and references. Do not include an abstract with this paper. The minimum number of references for this paper is 5.

The purpose of this paper is to analyze a concept that is relevant to your nursing practice. You may choose a concept from the list provided by the professor or another concept that is of interest to you. Recommended concepts:

    Mothering        Parenting        Patient teaching
    Culture        Wellness        Stress
    Fear        Spirituality        Hope
    Caring        Anxiety        Illness
    Functional status        Burnout        Competence
    Quality of life        Social support        Adaptation
    Perception        Self-care        Self-management
    Belief        Grief        Transformational
    Empowerment        Self-efficacy        Self-concept
    Self-governance         Moral distress        Healing

(Please try to use perspective of emergency room nurse)

    If you choose a concept that is not on the list, you must receive permission from the professor. Develop a paper that includes the following:

    Introduction (20 points) – Briefly introduce the concept paper by defining the concept, providing background information on the concept, your rational for analyzing the concept, and identify the aim of the analysis. End the introduction with a purpose statement (The purpose of this paper is to)

    Literature Review (50 points) Review the literature on the use of the chosen concept in nursing and at least two disciplines other than nursing. Compare and contrast the following among the three disciplines:
o    Definitions for the concept in each discipline and how each discipline uses the concept.
o    Identify the key characteristics or attributes of the concept.  For example, a key characteristic of the concept of pregnancy is a fetal heartbeat.
o    Identify the antecedents and the consequences for the concept. Antecedents are incidents leading to the concept. For example, the antecedents of pregnancy are ovulation and sexual intercourse. Consequences follow the concept. For example, the consequence of pregnancy is either miscarriage or birth.
o    Identify empirical referents of the concept

    Cases (20 points) Develop two cases using the attributes that you identified during the review of the literature.  Include one model case and either a contrary, related or a borderline case.

    Conclusion (10 points) Completely summarize your thoughts without introducing new content.

APA This paper must be presented in an organized and scholarly fashion following APA 7th edition guidelines. Up to seven (7) points can be deducted for the following: 
1.    Clarity 3 points
2.    References 2 points
3.    APA Format 2 points