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Caring Partnership: A Concept Analysis With Newman's Theoretical Perspective.
Hyunsook Kim1, Sungjae Kim1, Sun Joo Jang2
1College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.
Nursing Open
|April 14, 2026
Summary
Caring partnerships in nursing involve presence, trust, and connectedness, aiding clients in finding meaning and expanding consciousness. This concept analysis provides a foundation for its research and clinical application.
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Concept Analysis
- Health as Expanding Consciousness Theory
Background:
- Understanding caring partnerships is crucial for professional communication and concept measurement.
- A clear definition is needed to apply the concept effectively in nursing practice.
Purpose of the Study:
- To elucidate the concept of a caring partnership in nursing.
- To define caring partnerships based on Newman's health as expanding consciousness theory.
Main Methods:
- Employed Walker and Avant's eight-step concept analysis approach.
- Conducted a comprehensive literature search to identify definitions, characteristics, antecedents, consequences, and empirical referents.
Main Results:
- Defined caring partnerships by the attributes of presence, mutual trust, and connectedness.
- Identified caring partnerships as a nursing intervention fostering meaning and consciousness expansion for nurse and client.
Conclusions:
- Recognizing these attributes enhances nurses' understanding and application of caring partnerships in research and practice.
- Provides theoretical evidence for the research and clinical implementation of caring partnerships.
- Suggests future research on measurement instruments and educational programs for caring partnerships.
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