Wisdom Nursing a Practical Model for Caring Based on Islamic Texts

Nursing and caring of a person requires that patients' physical and mental aspects be considered at the same time in order to obtain the ultimate health for the patients, which is the Qalbe Salim. Although we as human can identify non-physical aspects of human with our physical knowledge, we cannot master all of it due to the limitations of knowledge. Thus, we need a superior knowledge and this knowledge is the divine command and knowledge of God. Using Islamic texts, this article tries to explain the theory of nursing as a practical structure.

In this theory, we refer to the ability to design clinical nursing based on divine orders and existing knowledge as Hikmat (wisdom). This means practicing based on divine orders and real human needs and wise nursing which means nursing on the basis of these orders while considering all aspects of divine nature of humans. In wise nursing, the nurse holds the view that he is caring patients who have a superior position in front of Allah so he/she has a high position in this care process.

Therefore, wisdom nursing is done based on the nursing process with humanistic and holistic perspective. The most important thing in this process is considering excellence of man in the course of the disease and the recovery process. The nurse helps "wisely" the patient to achieve the best results and excellence at this important stage of life.