This essay extends discussion of the ways in which a conceptual model of nursing can guide literature reviews. Emphasis is placed on ways in which the conceptual model of nursing and population health was used to guide and/or categorize the results of scoping reviews of the literature. Examples are presented in the form of diagrams and narrative explanations of the resultant conceptual-theoretical-empirical structures.
Keywords: conceptual model of nursing and population health; conceptual-theoretical-empirical (CTE) structures; nursing; scoping review of the literature.