title: [Gift giving and the ethics of the caregiver].
abstract: Modern societies establish relationships on a contract basis, but the caregiver relationship invariably involves the notion of a gift. Caring engages the giving / receiving / giving back circle of reciprocity. The caregiving relationship requires a gift ethic which gives meaning to the nurse/patient contract.
authors: Marc
authors: M
authors: Grassin
mesh_terms: D037921:Gift Giving / Q000941:ethics*; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations