Concept Analysis Method - PDF

Assessment

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
1. Justification of the chosen concept analysis method..........................................................4
2. Analysing the concept by using Walker and Avant ..........................................................5
3. Critical evaluation of how well theoretical and research literature address the concept....8
4. Critical evaluation of actual or potential implications for nursing in relation to the concept.9
CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Concept can be described as the mental representation, ideational objects that are
generated from specific instances which makes up the fundamental structural blocks of idea,
thoughts and beliefs (Alghamdi, 2016). The present report is about a concept that relates to “risk
of fall among elder people”. The concept is chosen because it will be helpful in the further
theoretical development of the nursing practise. Also, it will add to the existing knowledge of the
nursing practitioner whose stream is aged care nursing home. The concept is relatable to the
exiting practise of the nurse as it deals with the older people who are more prone to the risk of
falling frequently which could injure them severely.
In the concept paper of risk of fall among elder people”, a concept analysis will be done
for assessing the risk of fall among the older people.
The aim of the concept analysis is to determine and assess the high risk of fall amongst
the elders. The fall among the elder is one of the major cause of injuries amongst them and could
be an indication of undetected or undiagnosed disease in the aged people. As per the report of
World Health Organisation (WHO),
 Falls are second most cause of unintentional injuries around the world.
 646,000 individuals approximately dies every year from falls in the world. About 80%
deaths from falls are in low income countries.
 People over the age of 65 years are the at the peak of risk of fall.
 About 37.3 million falls are considered as serious falls that requires instant medical
attention (Falls, 2018).
Fall is also an indication of immobility, frailty and chronic impairment of health in the
older people. The issues in this concept paper will be discussed are the factors that causes fall,
the injuries that is caused to people due to falling and how can it be prevented. The concept
paper will also include an analysis of concept, justification of the concept chosen and evaluation
of actual or potential implications for nursing relating to this concept.
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1. Justification of the chosen concept analysis method
Concept is an abstraction of ideas that builds up a strong base for thoughts and beliefs. A
concept is chosen mainly for the following reasons:
 interest in the concept
 which serves the needs of the researcher
 which is easily manageable if it is a first concept analysis
 which adds to the existing knowledge
 which leads to the further theoretical development in the work area (Flott & Linden,
2016).
The nursing practitioner has chosen the risk of fall among the elder because it is related to
its work area and an assessment of this concept will help it in widening its existing knowledge
and it will help the nurse in bettering its services in the aged care nursing home.
Studying the risk of fall in elders is important because falls are resulting into large
number of deaths every year across the globe. Another reason is that financial costs that are
associated with fall injuries significant. For people who are of 65 years or above, the average
cost of heath care facilities amounts for $1049 in Australia. Forming and implementing strategies
for preventing the falls could help in making net savings of US $ 120 millions every year (Falls,
2018).
Concept analysis is referred to as an exercise which is designed for making the researcher
or a student familiar with the concept chosen. In simpler language, it means cutting or breaking
down of a concept into simpler components for promoting clarity while rendering the mutual
understanding within nursing. An analysis of concept is basically the assessment of the
underlying facts and aspects of the concept chosen in the nursing which helps researcher in
understanding every possible of the concept that could be easily communicated and could be
easily understood by others as well (Flott & Linden, 2016).
Method of concept analysis:
There are different methods of concept analysis through which the nursing practitioner
can analyse its concept which is risk of fall amongst the elder people. They are :