This thesis explores the psychological foundation of caring relationships, and analyzes the moral perspective of care as described by feminist and nursing theorists. Literature pertaining to a theory of nursing ethics will be discussed. Although such a theory is still in the development stage, there is considerable agreement in recent nursing literature that the concept of care is central to the practice of nursing, and an ethic of care should be an integral part of the teaching of ethics in nursing education. The final chapter of this thesis proposes a pedagogical paradigm shift in nursing education that incorporates a caring curriculum capable of enhancing the ethical ideal of caring.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.56643 |
| Date | January 1992 |
| Creators | Polacsik, Annice Samskin |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Arts (Department of Religion and Philosophy in Education.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 001314388, proquestno: AAIMM80417, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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