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[Compassion--a forgotten tradition in nursing care?]
1Zentrum für Entwicklung und Forschung Pflege, Universitäts Spital Zürich. silvia.kaeppeli@pfl.usz.ch
Pflege
|October 19, 2002
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.
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.