Relief and Alleviation in Nursing --Concept Clarification/ Lindrende Sygepleje --en Begrebsafklaring. (Utvikling I Sykepleien * Nursing Development)‪.‬

ABSTRACT This article describes and discusses how relief and alleviation in nursing is understood as a core concept in the nursing profession. Initially, a concept clarification of key concepts in the nursing field is presented. Secondly, methods to conduct concept analyses, development and evaluation are presented. Finally, a theoretical analysis and discussion of the concepts of relief and alleviation in nursing are presented. It is concluded that the concepts are relatively unclear and immature nursing professional concepts, which cannot be used in theory, research and practice without further clarification. The article describes the first part of a development project on nursing concerning relief. The project consists of a theoretical concept clarification followed by empirical studies among nurses and patients to identify experiences regarding relief and alleviation in nursing.