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The Value of Nursing Care: A Concept Analysis
Author(s) -
Dick Tracey K.,
Patrician Patricia A.,
Loan Lori A.
Publication year - 2017
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/nuf.12204
Subject(s) - nursing , nursing care , value (mathematics) , cinahl , health care , nursing research , primary nursing , medicine , psychology , nurse education , psychological intervention , computer science , political science , machine learning , law
AIM To report an analysis of the concept of value of nursing care. BACKGROUND Value‐based health care delivery and reimbursement models are focused on value as a product of quality and cost. Nursing care provides tangible and intangible contributions to patient and organizational outcomes. The nursing profession must be able to proactively and effectively communicate the value of nursing care. DESIGN Concept analysis. DATA SOURCES Thirty‐five separate sources were chosen from database searches of CINAHL Complete and ABI/INFORM Complete. Key terms utilized for the search were “nursing value” OR “nursing care value” OR “value of nursing”. METHODS Caron and Bowers' (2000) dimensional analysis method was used as a guide for the project. RESULTS Dimensions identified from this concept analysis included: (a) economic, (b) relational, and (c) societal. CONCLUSION Direct care nurses experience the relational and societal dimensions of the value of nursing care. Patients and/or families experience the relational dimension of value in nursing care. Health care administrators, third‐party payers, and nurse researchers interpret value from the economic dimension. Future nursing research should better quantify the economic value of nursing care. Qualitative research which focuses on how patients and families experience the value of nursing care would also contribute to further refinement of this concept.