Concept analysis in nursing : a new approach / John Paley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Paley, John, 1948- author.

Series:

Routledge advances in research methods.

Routledge advances in research methods

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nursing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (253 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Milton Park, Abingdon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.

Summary:

"Concept analysis is an established genre of inquiry in nursing introduced in the 1970s. Currently, over 100 concept studies are published annually, yet the methods used within this field have rarely been questioned. In Concept Analysis in Nursing: A New Approach, Paley provides a critical analysis of the philosophical assumptions that underpin nursing's concept analysis methods. He argues, provocatively, that there are no such things as concepts, as traditionally conceived. Drawing on Wittgenstein and Construction Grammar, the book first makes a case for dispensing with the traditional concept of a 'concept', and then provides two examples of a new approach, examining the use of 'hope' and 'moral distress'. Casting doubt on the assumption that 'hope' always stands for an 'inner' state of the person, the book shows that the word's function varies with the grammatical construction tit appears in. Similarly, it argues that 'moral distress' is not the name of a mental state, but a normative classification used to bolster a narrative concerning nursing's identity. Concept Analysis in Nursing is a fresh and challenging book written by a philosopher interested in nursing. It will appeal to researchers and postgraduate students in the areas of nursing, health, philosophy and linguistics. It will also interest those familiar with the author's previous book, 'Phenomenology as Qualitative Research"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

List of Figures

Preface

Glossary

Chapter 1 Aims, methods, conventions

Part I Concepts

Chapter 2 Concepts, words and pictures

Chapter 3 'A noun is a naming word.' Discuss.

Chapter 4 Referring without identifying or describing

Chapter 5 'The concept of…'

Chapter 6 Must there be concepts?

Chapter 7 Wittgenstein, language and method

Part II Words

Chapter 8 'Hope': The basic schema

Chapter 9 'Hope': The mass noun

Chapter 10 'Hope': Negations, modals and modifiers

Chapter 11 'Hope' in health care

Chapter 12 'Moral distres

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-429-62042-X

0-429-05414-9

0-429-62257-0

9780429054143

OCLC:

1198989243