Two philosophers in nursing
Roach and Mayeroff
Roach
Compassion Competence Confidence Conscience Commitment Comportment
Mayeroff’s
Practice Altering Rhythms Courage Knowing Hope Honesty Humility
Roy theory of caring
Organizational culture influences value systems of organization and individual
Leininger theory of caring
Must understand culture to be efficient
universality
Benner and Wrubel theory of caring
Caring is the essence of excellence
Swanson theory of caring
Caring processes are the nursing interventions
Watson theory of caring
essence of nursing
contribution to society is in the moral committment to caring as the central theme
Boykin and Schoenhofer
Nurse must know self to be free/authentic and caring person
nurse and patient are dynamic beings