Love in Nursing: A Concept Analysis

Abstract

<jats:p>Introduction: Professional nursing is based on caring. Care is a combination of love and respect in interacting with others. There are many concerns about nursing care without love. However, the concept and meaning of love in nursing have not been paid the due attention. This study analyzed the concept of love in nursing. The aim of this study is to describe and discuss the concept of love in nursing. Methods: A concept analysis was conducted using the 8-step Walker and Avant’s model. Databases such as SID, PubMed, Web of Science, CINHAL, SCOPUS and Google Scholar were searched. The terms “love”,”concept analysis” and “nursing” were used for searching in international sources. No time limit was considered in searching the databases and all studies were published until December 2017. In the initial search, 142 articles were found but finally eight articles remained relevant and entered the study. Results: The authors did not find a special independent tool to measure love in nursing. Therefore, we define love in nursing as follows: the combination of nursing care with a sense of responsibility, benevolence, attention and concern, respect, and understanding of others as a human being, regardless of their negative consequences for themselves. Conclusion: Understanding the meaning of love in nursing can promote nursing practice in two ways. First, the nurses are examining their values and beliefs. Second, they find out how to interact with patients.</jats:p>

Humanistic Care in Nursing

“…Assessing and comparing other identified humanistic care attributes shows the support of the literature; “preservation of human dignity” has been introduced by other researchers as one of the key features of the nurses' caring behaviors. [ 49 50 51 ] This supports other attributes such as “creating a healing environment,”[ 9 41 31 ] “a comprehensive and unique viewpoint,”[ 8 10 ] “unrequited love and affection,”[ 52 ] “real presence,”[ 24 29 ] and “constructive dynamic interaction.”[ 29 30 31 ] Furthermore, most of these attributes are in line with the values and principles of the Universal Declaration of Ethics Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights, including the principles of “consent,” “autonomy,” and “human dignity.”[ 53 ]…”

A concept analysis of Watson's nursing Caritas process

“…The border case has some conceptual traits, but not all of them. It is similar in the model cases, but it can be recognized in the lack of some conceptual features 11 …”

“…The model case provides an example of the real application of a concept to clarify the true aspects of the concept, and help the reader how to interpret the concept 11 …”

“…In this approach, the process of concept analysis is to get a more comprehensive understanding of the concept. Concept analysis steps in this approach include concept choice, aims of this analysis, defining of the Concept, definition, and Application of Caritas in different fields, determining the defining properties of the concept, identifying a model case, identifying related borderline and opposite cases, identifying the antecedents and consequences of the concept, empirical representation of Caritas concept, and implications for nursing practice 11 …”

Have we been able to improve the conscientious intelligence levels of nursing students sufficiently?

“…The literature indicates that individuals who do not have any problems in their educational lives are happier and have higher levels of conscientious intelligence (Tamir et al, 2017; Zengin & Arslan, 2019). If a person is expected to value nursing, he or she should understand the values and beliefs about nursing and should learn how to interact with patients (Adib Hajbaghery & Bolandian, 2020). From this point of view, conscientious intelligence can play an important role in making nursing students value nursing or vice versa.…”