Caring in nursing classics: an essential resource

This is a core resource for nursing educators and students at all levels who seek fundamental perspectives on the art and science of caring. The text comprises 37 classic book chapters and journal articles written by leaders in the field and illuminate the evolution of the caring paradigm--from its beginnings as a philosophical/ethical/theoretical guide to nursing, to implications for the future development of caring science. Co-published with the Watson Caring Science Institute (WCSI), it will also be a primary resource for students attending WCSI programs and for in-service education programs, especially in hospitals with, or seeking, Magnet status. Each section features an introductory essay illuminating important concepts, followed by reflective questions appropriate for baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral levels. Also included are multiple-choice questions, a variety of case studies, a digital teacher and student resource with PowerPoints for key ideas, and more. The book is organized into nine sections providing an in-depth analysis of the evolution of caring scholarship; systematic reviews of the concept of caring; theoretical perspectives, including conceptual orientations, middle-range theories, and grand theories; seminal research studies; research designs and methods; practice models for the integration of caring within contemporary hospital-based practice environments; caring in communities and for the environment; leadership and administrative issues with a focus on caring and economics; and the future of caring science. --

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pt. I. Caring and the discipline of nursing / Marlaine C. Smith -- pt. II. Analyzing the concept of caring / Zane Robinson Wolf -- Concepts of caring and caring as a concept / Janice M. Morse, Shirley M. Solberg, Wendy L. Neander, Joan L. Bottorff, and Joy L. Johnson -- Caring in nursing: analysis of extant theory / Anne Boykin and Savina Schoenhofer -- Caring and the science of unitary human beings / Marlaine C. Smith -- What is known about caring in nursing science: a literary meta-analysis / Kristen M. Swanson -- Metasynthesis of caring in nursing / Deborah Finfgeld-Connett -- pt. III. Theoretical perspectives on caring / Marlaine C. Smith. Caring, an essential human need: proceedings of three national caring conferences / Madeleine M. Leininger -- Nursing: the philosophy and science of caring / Jean Watson -- Foundations of humanistic nursing / Josephine G. Paterson and Loretta T. Zderad -- Caring: the human mode of being / M. Simone Roach -- New dimensions of human caring theory / Jean Watson -- Caring science in a new key / Katie Eriksson -- Five basic modes of being with another / Sigridur Halldorsdottir -- Empirical development of a middle range theory of caring / Kristen …