Purpose: The aim of this concept analysis is to describe, explore, and explain stability in the context of mental health nursing in intensive psychiatry.
Design and Methods: A modified version of Wilson's method of concept analysis was used.
Findings: Stability is the ability to be resistant to changes. Stability can take different directions after a distortion: re-gaining, neo-gaining, and apo-gaining. Stability may also be achieved through active (adding or using power, making adjustments, parrying, and idling) and passive systems (environmental conditions and constituent materials).
Practice Implications: This article contributes by providing knowledge and insight for nurses on the roles they play in intensive psychiatry as stabilizers.