title: Developing a model: an illustration.
abstract: Model development may seem a daunting task for the novice. The purpose of this article is to illustrate the steps of model development applied to a real-life phenomenon using an inductive theory-generating research approach. The value of the illustration is that nurse researchers can follow the application of the process as a point of departure for their own work. A logical stepwise discussion is followed for empirical theory development. The logical thought process from identifying the phenomenon to describing the model as a visual metaphor of the phenomenon is illustrated.
authors.affiliation: Lecturer, University of Limpopo (Medunsa Campus), South Africa.
authors.forename: Yolanda
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Havenga
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Poggenpoel
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Myburgh
mesh_terms: D008962:Models, Theoretical
keywords: conceptual meaning; empiric knowledge; model development; theory generation