Concept Analysis of Involvement in The Nurse-Patient Relationship

Abstract

Objective: The objective was to elucidate the concepts associated with involvement in the nurse-patient relationship.

Methods: The concept analysis method described by Rodgers (2000) was used to analyze English-language literature in the PubMed, CINAHL, Academic Search Elite, and SCOPUS databases.

Results: Thirty articles were analyzed. As a result, the following 5 attributes were extracted: dedicating her/himself to the patient, entering the patient’s world, understanding the patient, adjusting boundaries, and building a relationship. In addition, 4 antecedent conditions and 2 consequences were extracted.

Conclusions: Using the conceptual model of involvement enables involvement, which tends to be seen as a negative aspect, to be recast as a positive association within the framework of nursing rather than a personal problem. That is, the conceptual model of involvement can serve as a tool that enables the clinical nurse to utilize their unvarnished involvement developments that occur during nursing in subsequent nursing situations.