Concept Analysis: The Model Case Of Anxiety

Concept Analysis

Anxiety can be described in ordinary language as a “mind over matter” concept. People who don’t know much about it or have never experienced it for themselves don’t see anxiety as a barrier, its often seen as a thing people choose to turn off and on when they please. I became more interested in this concept when it started being relative to me as an individual in my life. I consider this a concept for its changing idea and how it is tailored to individuals and the signs and symptoms that differer from person to person and how different people view anxiety.
Anxiety relates to nursing as a possible barrier. Patients whom have anxiety can be hard to treat. Patients whom are suffering anxiety have constant mental activity. The

While in nursing school I was eager to get in on “action”, I remember just wanting to do something nursing and was always volunteering for things. I would walk the floor on the med surge unit and look for anything interesting. Walking by a patient’s room I seen a gentleman sitting up on the side of his bed looking uncomfortable. I asked nursing question that I knew to ask and got the man help from a nurse who placed the patient on pulse ox and did vital signs. All while my anxiety and adrenaline are at an all-time high while watching this take place, hoping to be able to get in on the action. Within a few minutes rapid response team was called in. The patient was there all alone. The patient was intubated, labs drawn, and bagged. After the patient was put to sleep in the room the rapid response team person allowed me to bag the patient. I was having palpitations of my own and thinking how am I supposed to keep the breaths right on this patient when I couldn’t keep up with my

The defining attributes of the patient outcomes concept are abstract, so we need empirical referents to make the concept measurable.” Patient outcomes in the field of nursing, (2014). Anxiety is recognized in different was. It can be recognized by the patient describing how they are feeling, are the having feelings of anxiety? The patient may show none verbal signs, like recurrent missed appointments or constantly rescheduling them or requesting an appointment too frequently. They may be withdrawn from contact or seem as though they are listening but not understanding questions from the anxiety. According to Livestrong.com, (2015) “Because anxiety is largely an emotional feeling, it can be difficult to measure. Questionnaires, observing your personal interactions and measuring physical symptoms that are associated with anxiety can be a starting point from which your doctor can measure your anxiety.” There is no set of certainty that you can know when your patient is experiencing anxiety. Often, I notice the more severe patient who have anxiety. They are cold, hot, clammy, talkative, with drawn, nauseous. Because anxiety is a feeling that leads to physical symptoms its easy to hide and convince yourself you just are not feeling well and it will pass. For patients who may not have placed a name with their feelings they