Katie Eriksson: Theory of Caritative Caring

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one of the pioneers of caring science in the Nordic countries

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Katie Eriksson

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when was Eriksson born

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November 18, 1943, n Jakobstad, Finland

Question 3

means love and charity

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Caritas

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fundamental motive of caring science, also constitutes
the motive for all caring. It means that caring is an endeavor to mediate faith, hope, and love
through tending, playing, and learning.

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Caritas

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constitutes the context of the meaning of caring and is the structure that
determines caring reality

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Caring communion

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The act of caring contains the caring elements (faith, hope, love, tending, playing, and learning),
involves the categories of infinity and eternity, and invites to deep communion.

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Entering into communion implies creating opportunities for the other—to be able to step out of
the enclosure of his/her own identity, out of that which belongs to one towards that which
does not belong to one and is nevertheless one’s own—it is one of the deepest forms of
communion

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Lévinas

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deals with
the basic relation between the patient and the nurse—the way in which the nurse meets the
patient in an ethical sense. It is about the approach we have toward the patient.

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Caring ethics

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deals with the ethical principles and rules that guide my work or my decisions. C

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Nursing ethics

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Dignity constitutes one of the basic concepts of caritative caring ethics.

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refers to the act that occurs when the carer welcomes the patient to the caring
communion.

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nvitation

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ontological concept described as a human being’s struggle between good and
evil in a state of becoming.

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Suffering

Question 13

The suffering human being is the concept that Eriksson uses to describe the patient. The patient
refers to the concept of patiens (Latin), which means “suffering.”

Question 14

refers to the drama of suffering. A human being who suffers wants to be
confirmed in his or her suffering and be given time and space to suffer and reach ______

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Reconciliation

Question 15

the concept that Eriksson (1987a) uses instead of environment. It characterizes
the total caring reality and is based on cultural elements such as traditions, rituals, and basic
values.

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Caring culture