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International Journal of Nursing & Clinical Practices Volume 4 (2017), Article ID 4:IJNCP-230, 6 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2017/230
Concept Analysis
Energy: A Concept Analysis

Rashondra Calderon1, Kelsey Cooper1 and Sharon L. Van Sell2*

1Graduate Nursing Program, Texas Woman’s University, USA
2Professor, The Houston J. and Florence A. Doswell College of Nursing, Texas Woman’s University, USA
Prof. Sharon L. Van Sell, The Houston J. and Florence A. Doswell College of Nursing, 5500 Southwestern Medical Avenue, #7209, Dallas, Texas, USA, 75235-7299, Tel: 1-864-275-3527, FAX: 214-689-6539; E-mail: svansell@twu.edu
27 January 2017; 04 April 2017; 06 April 2017
Calderon R, Cooper K,Van Sell SL (2017) Energy: A Concept Analysis. Int J Nurs Clin Pract 4: 230. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2017/230
This article was published with support from Texas Woman's University Libraries’ Open Access Fund.

Abstract

The concept of energy can be very important and somewhat abstract regarding nursing in its entirety. Energy constituted one way to connect with the environment, other individuals, and learning to interconnect those findings within the advanced practitioner nurse (APN) role. The concept of energy was analyzed using the Walker and Avant eight-step methodology to assist APNs to gain a diverse perspective of how energy can be used in practice. The attributes of the concept of energy included aperson, aura, movement, and current. The antecedents provided were God and life. From the perspective of energy, all energy must have come from something greater than human beings. Model cases provided for a unique comparison of what energy is and what energy is not, and how to interpret the concept of energy.