Rhetorical Compassion: The Language of Healing in Nursing Documentation
1. Introduction: Compassion as a Linguistic Act
Compassion in nursing is often described as an emotional quality—a feeling of empathy, kindness, and care. Yet compassion is also a linguistic act, one that emerges in the way nurses write, describe, and communicate patient experiences. Nursing documentation, though procedural by necessity, carries moral and emotional weight....
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