Living Human Dignity: A Nightingale Legacy

Abstract

The authors in this article present the humanbecoming ethical tenets of human dignity: reverence, awe, betrayal, and shame. These four ethical tenets of human dignity are examined from a historical perspective, exploring how Rosemarie Rizzo Parse has conceptualized these ethical tenets with added descriptions from other scholars, and how Florence Nightingale lived human dignity as the founder of modern nursing.

Humanistic care in nursing: Concept analysis using rodgers' evolutionary approach

“…Assessing and comparing other identified humanistic care attributes shows the support of the literature; “preservation of human dignity” has been introduced by other researchers as one of the key features of the nurses' caring behaviors. [ 49 50 51 ] This supports other attributes such as “creating a healing environment,”[ 9 41 31 ] “a comprehensive and unique viewpoint,”[ 8 10 ] “unrequited love and affection,”[ 52 ] “real presence,”[ 24 29 ] and “constructive dynamic interaction.”[ 29 30 31 ] Furthermore, most of these attributes are in line with the values and principles of the Universal Declaration of Ethics Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights, including the principles of “consent,” “autonomy,” and “human dignity.”[ 53 ]…”