A philosophical interpretation of nursing.
The authors discuss their interpretation of nursing as the practice of caring. Through interpretive phenomenology, they lift out the essential meaning of nursing as practiced, and through generative interpretation of philosophical treatments of relationships, practice, and caring, they enlighten nursing practice. They discuss the implications of interpreting nursing as the practice of caring for nursing scholarship, education, and ethics.
Bishop
A H
AH
Lynchburg College, Virginia, USA.
Scudder
J R
JR
D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000379:methods; D004645:Empathy; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009729:Nursing / Q000379:methods; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing