Concept Analysis Nursing Practice

Application of Concept Analysis to Clinical Practice:
Role Stress amongst Nurses at the Workplace
Grand Canyon University
Theoretical Foundations for Nursing Roles and Practice
NUR 502

September 11, 2014
Application of Concept Analysis to Clinical Practice:
Role Stress amongst Nurses at the Workplace
Using the framework of concept analysis, the purpose of this paper is to examine role stress amongst nurses at the workplace. Concept analysis, an approach developed by Walker and Avant in 1986, clarifies the meaning of terms to develop understanding so that writers and readers share a common language. (McEwen & Wills, 2014, p. 58). In order to gain better insight into the method of concept analysis and the steps of
The framework of this process involves an 8-step approach, as listed in Box 1.The article Role stress amongst nurses at the workplace: Concept analysis uses a modified version of the method by only providing a model case and excluding additional
There is no definition of the term "role stress" in the dictionary, so first the article examines the concept of stress alone. Although it is a common term in modern-day vocabulary, its meaning is vague. In the 1930 's Hans Seyle, an endocrinologist who was the first to demonstrate the existence of biological stress, describes stress as the phenomenon of any living organisms experiencing any form of strain (The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame, 2014). In 1966, another definition proposed the inclusion of stress ' result on behavior. "Stress, as a universal human and animal phenomenon, results in an intense distressing experience and appears to be of tremendous influence in behavior" (Riahi, 2011, p. 722). Later in 2003, a definition more focused within the nursing profession transpired. The author of the description said that stress occurred when demands placed upon a person exceed the available resources the individual possesses in order to manage (Riahi, 2011). Still without a definition for role stress, a description for occupational stress was introduced. It stated," any force that pushes a psychological or physical factor beyond its range of ability, producing strain within an individual" (Riahi, 2011, p. 723) is considered occupational stress. Eventually, the concept of role stress acquired a