“Where Are We Now” is a regular feature of Nursing Diagnosis. The column focuses on current issues and trends related to nursing diagnosis development, implementation, and evaluation. The writing in this issue focuses on the critical nature of concept analysis as it relates to clinical validation of nursing diagnosis. Dr. Georgia Whitley addresses the importance of concept analysis as a foundation for validation research on a specific diagnosis, particularly as it can be used in identifying defining characteristics und developing their operational definitions.
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