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Drawing primarily on Heidegger's ontology and Gadamer's philosophical hermeneutics, and engaging with concepts such as liminality, temporality, vulnerability, and self\u2010care, the article develops a theoretical framework for understanding nursing as a relational, interpretive, and ethically situated practice. Particular attention is given to the role of understanding, dialogue, and the fusion of horizons (\n                    <jats:italic>Horizontverschmelzung<\/jats:italic>\n                    ) in clinical encounters, highlighting how caring involves not only technical competence and scientific knowledge but also the interpretation of patients\u2019 lived experiences within specific historical, cultural, and biographical contexts. From this perspective, care emerges as a practice through which professional knowledge, ethical responsibility, and responsiveness to vulnerability are continuously negotiated and enacted. 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