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The main nursing metaparadigm concepts in human caring theory and Persian mysticism: a comparative study

The main nursing metaparadigm concepts in human caring theory and Persian mysticism: a comparative study

Authors :
Nikfarid, L.
Hekmat, N.
arash vedad
Rajabi, A.
Source :
Scopus-Elsevier, Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine, Vol 11 (2018)
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

Metaparadigm concepts comprise the central issues in a discipline. Fawcett has named person, health, environment and nursing as the four main concepts of nursing that need to be comprehensively defined. The Human Caring Theory is significant because of its focus on the spiritual dimension of human beings. The aim of this study was to comparatively explain three of the main metaparadigm concepts of nursing in the Human Caring Theory and Persian mysticism, and find the similarities and differences that can help develop the theory and its application in societies with a theistic point of view. This comparative documentary study was done in two phases. First, a concept analysis was performed to find the attributes, antecedents and consequences of the concepts of human being, environment and health in the two fields of Persian mysticism and Jean Watson’s Human Caring Theory. Then they were apparently and deductively compared with each other. In spite of some similarities between the two perspectives, Persian mysticism was found to provide more comprehensive conceptualizations of the three main concepts of nursing.

Details

ISSN :
20080387
Volume :
11
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of medical ethics and history of medicine
Accession number :
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