Determine defining attnbntes
Defining attributes are those cbaractensbcs of the concept,
which appear over euid over again when the concept is
defined or descnbed (Walker & Avant 1988) Tbe defimng
attributes, witbout wbicb tbe concept cannot be said to
occur, bave been identified
Defimng attnbutes of tbe concept of patient parbcipabon
witbm the context of nursing pracbce