Compassionate Care in Nursing: A Concept Analysis

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Abstract 

This concept analysis is to clarify and analyze the concept of compassionate care in nursing. Compassionate care in nursing is a healthcare approach that combines emotional support with medical treatment, focusing on addressing the whole person and considers their physical, emotional, social, and mental well-being. It is holistic and person-centered approach that emphasizes empathy, respect, and support, which can help improve health outcomes. Florence Nightingale emphasized the importance of compassion and a holistic approach to patient care, believing nurses should not only treat physical ailments but also attend to the emotional and spiritual needs of patients. The design method used in this study was the approach proposed by walker and Avant. The conceptual and empirical Literature was reviewed from related previous article and other publications to inform the concept analysis. The review method of this concept analysis was based on the proposed 8- step method by walker and Avant. The analysis clarifies the definition, interpretive use of compassionate care and application of compassionate care in nursing practice. It also establishes a conceptual meaning of compassionate care to examine the existence of compassionate care measures and to assess the utility within nursing and other related field. It also creates a foundational work for model development in compassionate care in nursing. This concept analysis has shown that, compassionate care in nursing has a great influence on the production of better nurses in future and patient care outcome. It also helps to understand the characteristics of compassionate care in nursing thereby promoting the body of knowledge in the profession.