MSN

Has been defined as an abstract term derived from particular attributes and "a symbolic statement describing a phenomenon or class of phenomena"

• CONCEPT

• VARIABLES

• PHRASE

• CONCRETE

Type of concept which has simple, direct observable empirical referents that can be seen, felt, or heard.

• Abstract Concept

• Variable Concept

• Concrete Concept

• Non- Variable Concept

It gives meaning to a term in the context of a theory and permits any reader to assess the validity of the definition.

• Operational Defined Concept

• Theoretically Defined Concept

• Abstract Concept

• Concrete Concept

Source of concept which was "Borrowed from other disciplines"

• Naturalistic Concepts

• Research-Based Concepts

• Existing Concepts

It brings clarity to the definition of the concepts used in science. Its purpose is to clarify, recognize and define concepts that describe phenomena.

• Concept Derivation

• Concept Synthesis

• Concept Analysis

• Concept Exploration

Is a Hybrid Concept Development. It was initially presented in 1986, expanded and revised in 1993 and 2000

• Walker and Avant Concept Development

• Rodgers Concept Development

• Meleis Concept Development

• Swartz-Barcott and Kim Concept Development

is used to “refine concepts that have been used in nursing without a clear, shared, and conscious agreement on the properties of meanings attributed to the concept”

• Concept Exploration

• Concept Clarification

• Concept Analysis

is a strategy that requires an extensive literature search and assists in separating two terms that seem closely linked. The concepts are then compared and contrasted to identify commonalities, similarities, and differences such that distinctions may be drawn between the terms

• Concept Strategy

• Concept Delineation

• Concept Exploration

• Concept Analysis

Has developed the method of "Evolutionary Concept Analysis"

• Rodgers

• Walker and Avant

• Swartz-Barcott and Kim

• Meleis

involves reviewing a wide range of the literature to acquire new insights about the concept or to find new concepts

• Qualitative Synthesis

• Quantitative Synthesis

• Literary Synthesis