The mirror of humanity: A hermeneutical perspective in nursing

Observing different manners of nurses, their caring behaviors and sensitivity toward the patients’ needs and the way they response to a suffering person, kept us busy thinking about this topic and pursuing beyond professional obligations. We believe that there is something innate and intrinsic in some nurses that make this difference. We are going to discuss about the mentioned intrinsic characteristic and the potential ability of the nurse to recognize his or her innate value and it’s reflection in the patient. Actually, since there is a caring relationship between two human being as a nurse and a patient some ontological issues proposed. In other words, we are going to clarify how caring relationship can benefit from taking a hermeneutical perspective