Katie Eriksson's Caritative Caring Theory PDF

KATIE ERIKSON’S CARITATIVE CARING THEORY |  KATIE ERIKSSON A Finnish –Swedish nurse Born in November 18, 1943 (Jakobstad, Finland) She graduated at Helsinki, Swedish School of nursing on 1965 On 1967 she completed her Public Health Nursing spe...

KATIE ERIKSON’S CARITATIVE CARING THEORY |  KATIE ERIKSSON A Finnish –Swedish nurse Born in November 18, 1943 (Jakobstad, Finland) She graduated at Helsinki, Swedish School of nursing on 1965 On 1967 she completed her Public Health Nursing specialty Master’s Degree Program in Health Sciences at Abo Akademi University Founded the Department of Caring Sciences at Abo Akademi University She developed the Theory of Caritative Caring  WHAT IS CARITATIVE? It is the manifestation of the love that “just exist”. (Eriksson 1992) It was also using “caritas” when caring for the human being in health and suffering ( Eriksson,1992c,pp.224,207) MAJOR CONCEPTS AND DEFINITION  Major concepts Definition Caritas - Love and charity Caring Communion - Structure that determines caring reality - Characterized by: intensity and validity and by warmth, closeness, rest, respect, honesty, and tolerance The act of caring - the act of making something very special out of something less special Caritative Caring - comprises the ethics of caring the core of ethics which is determined by the caritas motive Invitation - the act that occurs when the career welcomes the patient to the caring communion Reconciliation - The drama of suffering Dignity - State or quality of being worthy of honor or respect Human dignity Absolute Dignity Caring Culture - The concept that Eriksson uses instead of environment Suffering - An ontological concept described as a human beings struggle between good and evil in a state of becoming Suffering related to illness - experienced in connection with illness and treatment Suffering related to care - a violation of the patients dignity - it is when the patient is exposed to suffering caused by care or absence of caring Suffering related to life - it is in a situation of being a patient, and the entire life of a human being maybe experiencing The Suffering Human Being - The concept that Eriksson uses to describe the patient Human Being/ Nursing Person an entity of body, A career beams forth soul, and spirit what Eriksson calls caritas, or the strength and light of beauty. The Nursing Metaparadigm In the Mind of Katie Eriksson Health soundness, freshness, and well-being Environment a pure concept wholeness and holiness, it also implies being whole in body, soul, and spirit -It symbolizes a human being’s innermost space, where he appears in his nakedness (Lévinas, 1989). PRACTICE EDUCATION RESEARCH  REFERENCES Aligood, M.R. (2022). Nursing Theorist and Their Work (10th ed.) Komacsar, B. & Lopez, J. (2015, November 30). The Theory of Caritative Caring: Katie Eriksson’s Vision of Nursing. Retrieved from https://prezi.com/sakid_8d74lj/the-theory-of- caritative-caring/ Lindström, U. Å, Nyström, L.L., & Zetterlund, J.E. (2017, January. Theory of caritative caring. Retrieved from https://nursekey.com/11-theory- of-caritative-caring/ Thank you!