• Scand J Caring Sci · Sep 2007

    The professional development of nursing through different aspects of the caring practices of nurses: nursing the patient person in a geriatric assessment unit.

    • Judith A Clarke.
    • The School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. jclarke@health.usyd.edu.au
    • Scand J Caring Sci. 2007 Sep 1; 21 (3): 362-70.

    AbstractThe caring component of nursing practice has become an increasingly visible activity of nursing. Consequently, a growing amount of research has explored the role caring plays in nurse practice. Research often explores the activities of caring or its moral agenda, rather than motivation. This study broadens the discussion about nurses and caring practice by examining nurses approaches to different aspects of the caring practices of nurses for the aged in a Geriatric Assessment Unit (GAU). Data collection involved semi-structured interviews and participant observation within the GAU. Four categories of themes emerged as different aspects of the caring practices of nurses. Three fit within the professional development of nursing: physical caring, negotiative caring and relational caring. A fourth, motivated caring, however, provides an additional aspect of caring located within and beyond professional development.

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