The year 2022 is Nursing Science Quarterly’s 35th year in publication, and we are dialoging with nurse theorists. We hope to uncover influences and origins of their theoretical thinking and hear about their current projects related to nursing science. In this scholarly dialogue column, we dialogue with Dr. Jessica Hemberg, a former nursing student of nurse theorist Dr. Katie Eriksson who was internationally known for her theory of caritative caring. In 1986, Professor Eriksson was invited to create a caring science academic program at Åbo Akademi University in Vaasa, Finland, which drew graduate students from all Nordic countries.
Eriksson’s work highlighted the uniqueness and dignity of the human being and the importance of protecting the vulnerable suffering human being. Dr. Eriksson passed away in 2019, and we are grateful to spend some time with one of her PhD students.
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HembergJ. (2017a). The dark corner of the heart: Understanding and embracing different faces of suffering as portrayed by adults. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 31(4), 995-1002. https://doi.org/10.1111/scs.12424
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HembergJ. (2017b). Finding keys for alleviating human suffering. International Journal of Caring Sciences, 10(1), 47-53.
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HembergJ. (2019). Caring ethics as the foundation for cultural competence: Views of health professionals working in student healthcare context. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 34(4), 989-1000. https://doi.org/10.1111/scs.12807
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HembergJ.BergdahlE. (2019a). Co-creation as a caring phenomenon: Experiences from nurses in home care. Holistic Nursing Practice, 33(5), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1097/HNP.0000000000000342
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HembergJ.BergdahlE. (2019b). Ethical sensitivity and perceptiveness in palliative home care through co-creation. Nursing Ethics, 27(2), 446-460. https://doi.org/10.77/0969733019849464
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HembergJ.KorzhinaY.GroundstroemH.ÖstmanL.NyströmL.Nyman-KurkialaP. (2021). Loneliness - two sides to the story: Adolescents’ lived experiences. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 26(1), 41-56. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2021.1883075
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HembergJ.NäsmanM.UelandV.NyqvistF. (2020). Experiences of longing in daily life and associations to well-being among frail older adults receiving home care: A qualitative study. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Health & Well-Being, 15(1), Article 1857950. https://doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2020.1857950
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HembergJ.NyqvistF.NäsmanM. (2018). “Homeless in life” - loneliness experienced as existential suffering by older adults living at home: A caring science perspective. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 33(2), 446-456. https://doi.org/10.1111/scs.12642
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TranvågO.NådenD.HembergJ. (2022, April15). Dignity humiliation as experienced by wives caring for a home-dwelling husband with dementia. Health Care for Women International. https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2022.2062759
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