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Caring: dealing with a difficult concept

T V McCance1, H P McKenna, J R Boore

  • 1Ulster, North Down and Ards Hospitals Trust, Ards Hospital, Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland.

International Journal of Nursing Studies
|August 1, 1997
PubMed
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This study clarifies the meaning of caring in nursing through concept analysis. It addresses the elusive definition of caring by applying Walker and Avant

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing
  • Philosophy of Science

Background:

  • The concept of caring in nursing lacks a clear, concise definition.
  • Existing literature reviews reveal ambiguity surrounding the meaning of caring.