Christian Worldview and Caring in Nursing: The Legacy of Sister Simone Roach

J Christ Nurs. 2024 Jul-Sep;41(3):178-183. doi: 10.1097/CNJ.0000000000001179. Epub 2024 Jun 10.

Abstract

Sister Simone Roach, a noted philosopher of caring in nursing, left behind a significant body of theoretical and practical work highlighting the areas of nursing ethics, care/caring, and compassion. This article explores the integration of the moral foundation of agape love in Pauline theology and Roach's human caring in nursing (1992) as the action of agape love. A narrative literature review explores the relationship between the scriptural ethics of St. Paul (Pauline ethics) and Roach's caring in nursing.

Publication types

  • Historical Article
  • Biography

MeSH terms

  • Christianity*
  • Empathy*
  • Ethics, Nursing
  • History, 20th Century
  • Humans
  • Nurse-Patient Relations
  • Nursing Care / psychology
  • Philosophy, Nursing