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Health: A Developing Concept in Nursing.

Eman Tariq Alslman¹, Muayyad M Ahmad¹, Manar Ali Bani Hani¹

¹Faculty of Nursing, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.

International Journal of Nursing Knowledge

|September 29, 2015

Summary

The concept of health in nursing is immature and inconsistently defined. Further development and consensus are crucial for nursing practice and research to effectively measure health outcomes.

Keywords:

Concept analysis health health measurement health status nursing

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Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care

Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care

Published on: February 16, 2011

Area of Science:

Nursing Science
Health Concept Development
Conceptual Analysis

Background:

Health is a fundamental concept in nursing.
The clarity and maturity of the health concept directly impact nursing practice and research.
Previous work has highlighted the need for a well-defined health concept in nursing.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the maturity level of the concept of health within the nursing discipline.
To identify inconsistencies in the definition and application of the health concept in nursing.

Main Methods:

Utilized the four principles (epistemological, logical, pragmatical, linguistical) outlined by Morse and colleagues.
Applied these principles to critically analyze the concept of health in nursing.

Main Results:

The evaluation indicates that the concept of health in nursing is currently immature.
Definitions of health in nursing are inconsistent across different contexts and instruments.
There is a lack of empirical grounding and measurable outcomes associated with the current concept of health.

Conclusions:

The concept of health in nursing requires significant further development and clarification.
Achieving consensus on a definition of health is essential for nursing.
A mature health concept for nursing should be philosophically aligned, measurable, empirically based, and sensitive to nursing interventions.