Foundations of A Caring Science

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This course offers a detailed examination of caring as an essential framework for nursing practice and is based upon Dr. Jean Watson's Core Concepts of her Theory of Human Caring/Caring. The fundamental components of nursing theory development will be defined. The students will examine the meaning of caring in relation to the use of multiple ways and patterns of knowing. The humanities, arts and sciences, and other nursing theories will be examined and applied as the student develops a personal theoretical framework for nursing practice.