Introduction
As a profession, the development of nursing relies significantly on theories, which provide the framework and guidelines for nursing practice (Walker & Avant, 2010). There are a number of theories applied in nursing practice; however, this paper focuses the Neuman’s nursing theory, which ius typically referred to as the Neuman’s system model. Specifically, the paper draws the concept of patient assessment from Neuman’s systems model. The concept of patient assessment is perhaps one of the most important elements of nursing and medical care. Patient assessment allows the medical practitioner to understand the patient and therefore provide the necessary required services (Fraser, Calvert, Wilkinson, & Freemantle, 2009). It is the very initial step taken in order to evaluate what is wrong with the patient. Patient assessment is particularly important in emergency medical service units in providing first hand medical response (Roberts & Sandy, 2003). The goal of this paper is to undertake a concept analysis on the aspect of patient assessment. The paper highlights the aims of the analysis, a brief review of literature, possible uses of the concept, its defining attributes, model cases, alternative cases, antecedents and consequences, and empirical referents.
Aims of Analysis
The purpose of this concept analysis paper is to provide a framework through which practicing nurses can implement the aspect of patient assessment in the nursing practice. According to Lata & Elliott (2007), nursing theories and concepts are merely descriptions and explanations of a phenomenon of interest; however, their true value lies in the contributions that they make towards ensuring effective nursing practice. In the light of this view, the goal of this concept analysis is to provide nursing practitioners with the knowledge needed to integrate the nursing concept in clinical research and actual nursing practice in order to ensure that they deliver quality patient care.
Literature Review
Lata & Elliott (2007) define patient assessment as “the process of identifying the needs, preferences and abilities of a
Conclusion
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