Authors Ann Hemingway is senior lecturer
public health; Janet Scammell is associate
professor; Vanessa Heaslip is senior lecturer
adult nursing; all at School of Health and
Social Care, Bournemouth University.
Abstract Hemingway et al (2012)
Humanising nursing care: a theoretical
model. Nursing Times; 108: 40, 26-27.
This article is the first of two exploring how
nurses can humanise care. It presents a
theoretical framework developed by
Todres et al (2009) that explores eight
central aspects of what it is to be human.
The second article, published next week,
looks at the role of nurse education in
humanising care.