Caring Science or Science of Caring. (January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Turkel, Marian C.; Watson, Jean; Giovannoni, Joseph
• Is Part Of: Nursing science quarterly. Volume 31:Number 1(2018:Jan.)
• Page Start: 66
• Page End: 71
• Publication Date: 2018-01
• Subjects: caring science -- caring science inquiry -- science of caring -- unitary caring science; Nursing -- Periodicals; 610.7305
• DOI: 10.1177/0894318417741116
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0894-3184

Abstract

The concepts caring science and science of caring have different meanings; however, they are often used interchangeably. The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of the synthesis of the scholarly literature on the definitions of the science of caring and caring science and to affirm the authors' perspective relating to the language of caring science. Caring science advances the epistemology and ontology of caring. Ideas related to caring science inquiry are presented, and the authors acknowledge the future of caring science as unitary caring science.