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¹Bronson School of Nursing, College of Health and Human Services, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA. sharie.falan@wmich.edu

International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications : the Official Journal of NANDA International

|October 28, 2010

Abstract

Purpose:

This philosophical inquiry examined similarity using the concept analysis methodology by Walker and Avant (2005).

Data Sources:

Data were obtained from Google, CINAHL, PsychINFO, and PubMed using keywords "similarity,""concept analysis," and "similarity concept analysis."

Data Synthesis:

Various definitions, uses, and defining attributes of similarity were identified; model cases were presented along with antecedents, consequences, and empirical referents.

Conclusions:

The concept analysis of similarity identified five defining attributes, antecedents, consequences, and different ways to measure the concept.

Implications For Nursing Practice:

Representing nursing care involves similarity and when applied can promote or enhance shared understanding.

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