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A philosophical analysis of the concept of reassurance and its effect on coping
Author(s) -
Farced Asraf
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1994.20050870.x
Subject(s) - coping (psychology) , phenomenon , formal concept analysis , nursing practice , epistemology , psychology , nursing theory , nursing care , meaning (existential) , psychotherapist , value (mathematics) , nursing , medicine , medline , philosophy , computer science , algorithm , political science , law , machine learning
The phenomenon of‘reassurance’ is an attribute of caring that is commonly used in the delivery of nursing care If caring is considered central to the concept of nursing, a case is made that the therapeutic value of reassurance needs to be analysed This paper addresses this issue from a phenomenological viewpoint Definition of the concept of reassurance is first analysed, highlighting the complexity of its meaning as it is commonly used in nursing practice, and an attempt is made at examining its effects on coping