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Educare

Educare

MARZO 2007 N° 3 Volumen 5

Providing care is much more than treating

Section: TEACHING TO LEARN

Authors

Purificación González Villanueva

Position

Profesora en el Departamento de Enfermería, Universidad Europea de Madrid.

Contact email: purificacion.gonzalez@uem.es

Abstract

The paper depicted below was presented as a lecture at a Nursing Seminar held at the Hospital de Móstoles.

The paper is based on the reflections proposed by the author where she discusses the differences that exist between the aspects of caring and treating, a subject that has been repeatedly addressed by other nurses and the specificity of the contribution made by nursing professionals to the standard of care.

The provision of care is a complex task, as the care provided to human beings is characterised by the multiple aspects that need to be brought into it and that extend beyond simple biological needs.

To look toward globality or to take into account just one of the aspects is what makes the difference.

Keywords:

to cure; to treatto care

Versión en Español

Título:

Cuidar es algo más que tratar