DQ 7 the same as Cintia

Watson’s theory of caring has has played a major role in helping professional nurses honor their unique and distinct values. However, the theory does not conform to the biomedical, bureaucratic, health care system and sometimes presents practical difficulties for nurses’ work.  A model of caring includes a call for both art and science; it offers a framework that embraces and intersects with art, science, humanities, spirituality, and new dimensions of mind body spirit medicine and nursing evolving openly as central to human phenomena of nursing practice.

Our contract with society is our Code of Ethics. In order for the public to feel safe within our care and grow from the provision of the care we need to have the care viewed and feel like we are truly engaged in their care. One of our former ANA president Rebecca M. Patton discusses the importance of the Big and Little P.