.This article presents an analysis of the concept of
patient participation and its relation to nursing by
identifying the meaning of the concept from the
literature. The basic principles from Walker and Avant’s
(1995) model for concept analysis are used to examine,
determine, and define attributes and characteristics of
the concept of patient participation. The model
consists of eight steps used to highlight aspects and
essential attributes of the concept (Table 1). Although
the steps seem to be a linear process, many of them
occur simultaneously. For ease of presentation, each
step will be considered separately.