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Flexibility: A Concept Analysis
Author(s) -
AugustBrady Michele
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
nursing forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.618
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1744-6198
pISSN - 0029-6473
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6198.2000.tb01171.x
Subject(s) - flexibility (engineering) , clarity , meaning (existential) , quality (philosophy) , computer science , health care , risk analysis (engineering) , knowledge management , psychology , medicine , epistemology , management , political science , economics , chemistry , philosophy , biochemistry , law , psychotherapist
Flexibility is a quality that is deemed essential for nursing as the healthcare environment escalates into greater complexity. The word “flexibility” appears in nursing literature addressing the need to prepare for the next millenium, yet the concept of flexibility is rarely defined. Other disciplines, such as engineering, have struggled for years and continue to struggle to achieve conceptual clarity with regard to flexibility. A concept analysis using Rodgers' evolutionary method was undertaken to understand the meaning of flexibility.