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Care and Cure as Healing Processes in Nursing
Author(s) -
Leftwich Robert E.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
nursing forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.618
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1744-6198
pISSN - 0029-6473
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6198.1993.tb00936.x
Subject(s) - interdependence , nursing , health care , nursing care , nursing practice , medicine , psychology , sociology , political science , law , social science
Today's health care requires more than technology to accomplish healing. Nursing has a heritage of healing that was highly valued in the past. The care‐versus‐cure controversy during the past two decades has not identified a clear healing role in contemporary nursing practice. The author explores the concepts of care, cure, and healing as interdependent and indivisible processes within health care and particularly within nursing.