Katie Eriksson

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The passage provides an overview of Katie Eriksson's life and work developing Caring Science as an academic discipline. Some key aspects discussed include her educational background in nursing, her roles helping establish Caring Science programs at various universities, and her development of a Theory of Caritative Caring.

Katie Eriksson graduated from the Helsinki Swedish College of Nursing in 1965. She then completed specialty education in public health nursing in 1967 and graduated from the nursing teacher education program in 1970. Eriksson received her MA in 1974 and licentiate degree in 1976 from Helsinki Swedish School of Nursing.

Some of Eriksson's major accomplishments and awards include being the first docent of Caring Science in the Nordic countries in 1984, becoming a Professor of Caring Science in 1992, and receiving numerous honors and medals for her work in caring science research throughout her career.

K AT I E E R I K S S O N ' S

T H E O R Y O F C A R I TAT I V E
CARING
Stella Maris P. Lope
Teacher Motivator

Nordic Pioneer

Researcher
KATIE ERIKSSON
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

1965 - graduated in Helsinki Swedish College of Nursing

1967 - completed her public health nursing specialty


education in the same institution

1970 - graduated from the nursing teacher education


program in Helsinki Finnish School of Nursing

1974 - she received her MA degree in Philosphy

1976 - she received her licentiate degree

Helsinki Swedish School of Nursing


JOB EXPERIENCE

• 1984 - Docent of Caring Science (part Abo Akademi University


time) at University of Kuopio, the first
docentship in caring science in the
Nordic countries.
• 1992 - Professor of Caring Science at
Abo Akademi University
• 1993-1999 - Professor in caring science
at University of Helsinki , Faculty
Medicine.
• Since 1996 - Director of Nursing at
Helsinki University Central Hospital,
with responsibilities for research and
development of caring science in
connection with her professorship at
Abo Akademi Uiversity.
AWARDS
• 1975 - nominated to receive the 3M-ICN (International Council of Nurses).
Nursing Fellowship Award in Finland
• 1987 - received Sophie Mannerheim Medal of the Swedish Nursing Association
in Finland
• 1998 - received Caring Science Gold Mark for academic nursing care at
Helsinki University Central Hospital
• 1998 - she received honorary Doctorate in Public Health in Gothenburg,
Sweden
• 2001 - Aland Islands Medal for caring science and the 2003 Topelius Medal,
instituted by Abo Akademi University for excellent research.
• 2003 - honored nationally as a Knight, First Class, of the Order of the White
Rose of Finland
WORKS

• has produced an extensive list of textbooks,


scientific reports, professional journal articles,
and short papers
• her publications started in the 1970's and include
about 400 titles.
• Some of her publications have been translated
into other languages, mainly into Finnish

Den lidande människan - The Suffering Human Being


Vårdandets idé - The Idea of Caring
Theoretical Sources of Inspiration
• Since the mid 1970's, Eriksson's
leading thoughts have been not only
to develop the substance of caring,
but also to develop caring science as
an independent discipline.
• Inspiration for the development of
both substance and discipline of
caring science- Greek classics by
Plato, Socrates and Aristotle.
• Meta-theory “theory of science for
caring science” developed from
basic idea of caring science as a
humanistic science.
Caritative Care Theory: Why
Should We Care?

• A model of nursing which distinguishes between caring ethics, the


practical relationship between the patient and the nurse, and nursing
ethics.
• Nursing ethics are the ethical principles that guide a nurse's decision-
making abilities.
• Caritative caring consists of love and charity, which is also known as
caritas, and respect and reverence for human holiness and dignity.
• According to the theory, suffering that occurs as a result of lack of
caritative care is a violation of human dignity.
Philosophy of the Theory

To preserve life and health


and to alleviate suffering
MAJOR ASSUMPTIONS
Axioms - fundamental truths in relation to the conception of the world

• The human being is fundamentally an entity of body, soul, and spirit.

• The human being is fundamentally a religious being.

• The human being is fundamentally holy. Human dignity means accepting the human obligation of
serving with love, of existing for the sake of others.

• Communion is the basis for all humanity. Human beings are fundamentally interrelated to an
abstract and/or concrete other in a communion.

• Caring is something human by nature, a call to serve in love.

• Suffering is an inseparable part of life. Suffering and health are each other ’s prerequisites.

• Health is more than the absence of illness. Health implies wholeness and holiness.

• The human being lives in a reality that is characterized by mystery, infinity, and eternity.
MAJOR ASSUMPTIONS
Theses - fundamental statements concerning the general nature of caring science, and their
validity is tested through basic research.

• Ethos confers the ultimate meaning on the caring context.

• The basic motive of is the caritas motive.

• The basic category of caring is suffering.

• Caring communion forms the context of meaning of caring and derives its origin from the ethos
of love, responsibility, and sacrifice, namely, caritative ethics.

• Health means a movement in becoming, being, and doing while striving for wholeness and
holiness, which is compatible with endurable suffering.

• Caring implies alleviation of suffering in charity, love, faith, and hope. Natural basic caring is
expressed through tending, playing, and learning in a sustained caring relationship, which is
asymmetrical by nature.

THE METAPARADIGM:
IN THE MIND OF KATIE ERIKSSON
PERSON
- IN TERMS OF ERIKSSON'S THEORY, THE PATIENT IS A SUFFERING HUMAN BEING OR A
HUMAN BEING WHO SUFFERS AND PATIENTLY ENDURES.

- IS BASED ON THE AXIOM THAT THE HUMAN BEING IS AN ENTITY OF BODY, SOUL, AND
SPIRIT.

- SHE EMPHASIZES THAT A HUMAN BEING IS FUNDAMENTALLY A RELIGIOUS BEING, BUT


NOT ALL HUMAN BEINGS HAVE RECOGNIZED THIS DIMENSION.

- THE HUMAN BEING IS FUNDAMENTALLY HOLY, AND THIS AXIOM IS RELATED TO THE IDEA
OF HUMAN DIGNITY WHICH MEANS ACCEPTING THE HUMAN OBLIGATION OF SERVING WITH
LOVE AND EXISTING FOR THE SAKE OF OTHERS.
HEALTH
Eriksson defines health as soundness, freshness, and well-being.

Health implies being whole in body, soul and spirit.

3 DIMENSIONS

Doing

Being

Becoming
ENVIRONMENT
3 Forms that contains suffering:
Related to Illness

Related to Care

Related to Life
NURSING
• Caring nursing represents a kind of caring without prejudice that emphasizes the patient and his
or her suffering and desires

• Caritative Care Ethics makes a basic distinction between caring and nursing ethics

• The fundamental assumption of caring is based on caritas. Caring is something that is

original and natural.

True care therefore is “not a form of behavior, not a feeling or state. It is to be there—it is the way,
the spirit in which it is done, and this spirit is caritative”
“Caritative caring means that we take “caritas” into use
when caring for the human being in health and
suffering …. Caritative caring is a manifestation of the
love that ‘just exists’…Caring communion, true caring,
occurs when the one caring in a spirit of caritas
alleviates the suffering of the patient” - Katie Eriksson
THE END

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