compassionate care
Kind medical attention
Compassionate care is healthcare delivered with empathy and attention to a patient's emotional and psychological needs, not just their physical condition.
The phrase emphasizes treating patients as whole persons rather than medical problems to solve: The hospice is known for its compassionate care.
Often appears in nursing and end-of-life contexts.
- dignityInnate personal worth
- empathySharing another's emotions
- open heartEmotional receptiveness, unguarded
- active listeningFocused, responsive attention to speech
- patienceCalm during delays
warmth · sensitivity · mental health support · safe space · rapport · understanding · attentiveness · validation · kindness · loving kindness · encouragement · nurturing · holding space · resilience-building · advocacy · tenderness · gentle touch · non-maleficence
- caregivingcaregiver, take care, nurture, look after, watch over
- bedside mannerbedside manner, patient comfort, rapport, reassurance, active listening
- hospice carehospice, hospice care, hospice doctor, hospice aide, hospice volunteer
- spiritual carechaplaincy, spiritual care, spiritual counseling, soul care, healing prayer
- spiritual healinghealing prayer, spiritual healing, faith healing, divine healing, laying on of hands
- disability ministrydisability advocacy, disability awareness, disability rights, special needs, accessibility
compassionate carecruelty
Deliberate harm-causing disposition
abuse · maltreatment · mistreatment · exploitation · brutality
compassionate careneglect
Failure to provide care
abandonment · negligence · disregard · patient neglect · medical neglect