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Family caring and caring in nursing
Image--The Journal of Nursing Scholarship
|January 1, 1992
Summary
This study explores the divide between professional nursing care and family caregiving. It suggests nurses should view family caregiving as a unified experience to better understand the complexities of caring.
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Sociology
- Family Studies
Background:
- Nursing literature and caregiving literature are developing separately.
- Both professional nurses and family caregivers experience a division between affective and instrumental dimensions of care.
- Both groups face societal undervaluation of caring.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the separation of knowledge concerning family caring and nursing caring.
- To explore the commonalities and divisions in the experience of caring for nurses and family caregivers.
- To propose a unified perspective on caring for nurses.
Main Methods:
- Literature review
- Historical analysis
- Conceptual analysis
Main Results:
- Knowledge about family caring and nursing caring is developing in isolation.
- Nurses and family caregivers both face a split between emotional and practical aspects of care.
- Societal undervaluation of caring presents a shared challenge.
Conclusions:
- Nurses should integrate the understanding of family caring into their professional framework.
- Recognizing family caring as a unified experience can enrich the nursing profession's understanding of care.
- Bridging the gap between nursing and family caregiving literature is essential for a holistic view of care.