Concept Analysis: Resilience
Resilience: A Concept Analysis
The concept resilience has been the interest of many disciplines over the years, and is utilized by all people at some point in their lives. Concepts are building blocks that construct theories. A concept analysis will clarify the meaning, theoretical and operational definitions of the concept, for use in theory or research (Walker & Avant, 2011). The research on resiliency has increased and today, policy and practice stakeholders have interest on its impact on health, well-being, and quality of life (Zimmerman, 2005). The purpose of this concept of analysis is to develop an operational definition of the theoretical concept of resilience. This will allow readers to understand or “get inside the concept”, to understand its workings (Walker & Avant, 2011), and apply resilience to evidence-based practice.
Nursing by nature is a profession subject to a high degree of stress. The concept resilience illustrates a process whereby individuals bounce back from an adverse event and move on with their lives. Conflict in the workplace often leads to adversity causing stress in many new graduate nurses. According to the United Nations and World Health Organization, workplace stress has become a worldwide epidemic (Collins, 2006). Interpersonal conflict at work is an international workplace stressor, which has become a threat to the nursing profession here in the United States (Pines et al., 2011). Research suggests the emergence of resilience in the nurses is a retention factor for nurses facing workplace conflict; however, new nurses are often underprepared to manage this stress. In order for nurse educators to prepare students for conflict resolution and build resiliency, they need to have a better understanding of the psychological traits of resilience (Pines et al., 2011). The Center for the American Nurses (2008), states complexity and adversities of the current healthcare environment requires resilience in nurses. New
The concept resilience has been the interest of many disciplines over the years, and is utilized by all people at some point in their lives. Concepts are building blocks that construct theories. A concept analysis will clarify the meaning, theoretical and operational definitions of the concept, for use in theory or research (Walker & Avant, 2011). The research on resiliency has increased and today, policy and practice stakeholders have interest on its impact on health, well-being, and quality of life (Zimmerman, 2005). The purpose of this concept of analysis is to develop an operational definition of the theoretical concept of resilience. This will allow readers to understand or “get inside the concept”, to understand its workings (Walker & Avant, 2011), and apply resilience to evidence-based practice.
Nursing by nature is a profession subject to a high degree of stress. The concept resilience illustrates a process whereby individuals bounce back from an adverse event and move on with their lives. Conflict in the workplace often leads to adversity causing stress in many new graduate nurses. According to the United Nations and World Health Organization, workplace stress has become a worldwide epidemic (Collins, 2006). Interpersonal conflict at work is an international workplace stressor, which has become a threat to the nursing profession here in the United States (Pines et al., 2011). Research suggests the emergence of resilience in the nurses is a retention factor for nurses facing workplace conflict; however, new nurses are often underprepared to manage this stress. In order for nurse educators to prepare students for conflict resolution and build resiliency, they need to have a better understanding of the psychological traits of resilience (Pines et al., 2011). The Center for the American Nurses (2008), states complexity and adversities of the current healthcare environment requires resilience in nurses. New
References: Resilience. (2012). In Merriam-Webster online. Retrieved from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resilience Resilience