At the end of Week 4 your concept analysis is due. This discussion provides an opportunity to start this assignment.

Select a nursing concept, supported by a nursing theory, and address the following components included in a concept analysis:

• Definition of concept

• Identification of three attributes of the concept

• Description of one antecedent and one consequence of the concept

• Identification of at least one empirical referent

• Brief explanation of theoretical applications of the concept (How is the concept relevant to a nursing theory?)