Wilkin Kathleen
Adelaide and Meath Hospital, incorporating The National Children's Hospital, Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland.
Br J Nurs. 2003;12(20):1178-85. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2003.12.20.11842.
Caring is perceived as human behaviour that includes cognitive, affective, psychomotor and administrative skills within which professional caring may be expressed. It is a vital resource within the highly technological area of the intensive care unit (ICU). The terms care and caring are predominantly used to describe the inherent work and value of nursing. Nursing is a nurturing profession and caring is the essential component of its holistic practice, especially with the critically ill patient. The concept of caring in the ICU is central to the social relationship between the nurse, the patient and his/her relatives. Although caring is not unique to nursing, there is substantive, existing and developing knowledge related to caring in nursing. The concept of caring has been extensively explored in the literature. However, there is still little clarity in the understanding, description, relevance or function of caring in nursing.
关怀被视为一种人类行为，它包含认知、情感、心理运动和管理技能，专业关怀可能通过这些技能得以体现。在重症监护病房（ICU）这个高科技领域，关怀是一项至关重要的资源。“护理”和“关怀”这两个术语主要用于描述护理工作的内在本质和价值。护理是一门培育性的专业，关怀是其整体实践的核心要素，尤其是在护理重症患者时。在ICU中，关怀的概念对于护士、患者及其亲属之间的社会关系至关重要。尽管关怀并非护理所独有，但在护理领域存在大量与关怀相关的、现存且不断发展的知识。关怀的概念在文献中已得到广泛探讨。然而，对于护理中关怀的理解、描述、相关性或功能，仍存在诸多不明确之处。
