Abstract

The term empathy has long been of interest in nursing, since empathy is one way in which nurses move from generalized knowledge to particular knowledge of another. Empathy enables the nurse to comprehend the situation of the other in order to improve the health or situation of that other. The focus of this conceptual analysis is the ideas of empathy within the discipline of nursing. An analysis of the nursing literature on empathy from 1960 to 1988 led to the categorization of empathy into four ideas: empathy as receptivity, empathy as emotional contagion, empathy as relationship, and empathy as communication. These four ideas of empathy in nursing were analyzed using differentiation type analysis and conditions type analysis. The ideas were then compared to other ideas including identification, projection, sympathy, pity, helping, and caring to identify essential characteristics of each idea of empathy.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 9016036; ProQuest document ID: 303804745. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Philip A. Greiner, DNSc

Sigma Membership

Gamma Gamma

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Philosophical Enquiry

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

Patient Care, Nursing Care, Emotional Contagion

Advisor

Carol P. Germain

Degree

Doctoral-Other

Degree Grantor

University of Pennsylvania

Degree Year

1989

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None: Degree-based Submission

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Date of Issue

2019-04-04

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