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[Compassion--a forgotten tradition in nursing care?].

S Käppeli1

  • 1Zentrum für Entwicklung und Forschung Pflege, Universitäts Spital Zürich. silvia.kaeppeli@pfl.usz.ch

Pflege
|October 19, 2002
PubMed
Summary

The compassionate God motive from Jewish-Christian traditions evolved into modern nursing concepts like compassion and caring over 2000 years. This study traces its history in nursing science and Jewish studies.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Science
  • Jewish Studies
  • Religious Studies

Context:

  • The study examines the historical roots of nursing ethics.
  • It explores the evolution of compassionate care from religious origins.

Purpose:

  • To investigate the Wirkungs- and Rezeptionsgeschichte (history of tradition) of the compassionate God motive in nursing.
  • To analyze its manifestation in nursing science and Jewish studies over two millennia.

Summary:

  • Utilized a transdisciplinary approach with hermeneutics from theology, historiography, and philosophy.
  • Analyzed primary sources from Jewish and Christian scriptures, commentaries, and 19th/20th-century nursing literature.
  • Conducted a comparative phenomenological analysis of the compassionate motive across historical periods.

Impact:

  • Confirmed the enduring presence and adaptation of the compassionate God motive in nursing.
  • Demonstrated the transformation of a religious concept into contemporary nursing theories of compassion and caring.

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