Abstract
In recent years, nurses’ busy schedules have resulted in a simplified morning care and the content has become unclear. This purpose of study was to clarify characteristics of morning care as exemplified in the professional literature and to consider its significance in nursing.
Using Rodgers’ concept analysis, a systematic literature search produced seventy-three articles regarding morning care and was categorized as : attributes antecedents, consequences, alternative terms and related concepts.
Attributes : 1) daily basic nursing care in early morning, 2) care to help patients get ready for the day, 3) morning care for daily living activities, 4) organized multiple care and 5) individualized planned care. Antecedents : 1) change in living environment from night to morning, 2) low activities in the morning, 3) patient elements, 4) nurse elements, 5) patient-nurse relationship and 6) background of morning care. Consequences : 1) feeling of comfort, 2) feeling of vitality for the day, 3) increased activities, 4) improvement of life and health and 5) decrease of comfort from unsuitable care.
The following definition emerged : Morning care is basic nursing care for getting patients ready for their day, offered in the early morning and includes an individualized care plan organized around multiple activities of daily-living.
Consequences indicated that suitable morning care might influence recovery of health ; therefore, the significance of morning care must be recognized.
