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What is Nursing?Nursing is an evolving profession involving the science and art. It is a science because it is guided by research, education, and practice for more scientific reasoning and action (Fitzpatrick & Whall, 2005). It is an art involving the articulate expression of caring, creativity, and social interaction with others. Nursing is a caring profession with a care-based ethic practices and moral responsiveness within the health care system and the society in general (Woods, 2011).
“Caring is the philosophical, theoretical, practical, and ethical foundation of nursing and furthermore that a care ethic was an integral if not an intrinsic, part of nursing practices.” – Madeleine Leininger (Transcultural Nursing Model theorist) (Woods, 2011). |