Caring from the heart as belonging—The basis for mediating compassion

Aim The aim of this study was to illuminate nurses’ experiences of mediating compassion to patients in the home care context. Design A phenomenological–hermeneutical approach was used. Methods The data comprised of texts from interviews with 12 nurses in a home care context. Informed consent was sou...

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Published in:Nursing open 2020-03, Vol.7 (2), p.660-668
Main Authors: Hemberg, Jessica, Wiklund Gustin, Lena
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Care Sciences
caring
compassion
Empathy
Health sciences: 800
Health services
Heart
Helsefag: 800
hermeneutics
Home Care Services
Humans
Medical disciplines: 700
Medisinske Fag: 700
Nurses
nurses' experiences
Nursing care
Ontology
Patients
Professional ethics
Theory
VDP
vårdvetenskap
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Summary:Aim The aim of this study was to illuminate nurses’ experiences of mediating compassion to patients in the home care context. Design A phenomenological–hermeneutical approach was used. Methods The data comprised of texts from interviews with 12 nurses in a home care context. Informed consent was sought from participants regarding participation in the study and the storage and handling of data for research purposes. Results Four themes were seen: Encountering one another as human beings, Being in the moment, Bearing responsibility for the other and Being in a loving communion. The overall theme was Acting from one's inner ethos, heart of goodness and love. Mediating compassion as belonging can be interpreted as the “component” that holds the caring relationship together and unites the different levels of health as doing, being and becoming in the ontological health model. Further research should focus on revealing compassion from the perspective of patients.
ISSN:2054-1058
2054-1058
DOI:10.1002/nop2.438