title: Using concept analysis to enhance clinical practice and research.
abstract: Describing human responses in critical care nursing is fundamental to the implementation and evaluation of therapeutic interventions. This article explains how concept analysis facilitates care planning, communication, nursing diagnoses, and clinical nursing research in critical care.
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Rodgers
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care; D006801:Humans; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards*; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000379:methods*; D009742:Nursing Theory