Care and caring have been identified as inherently difficult concepts to define, but many
authors believe that care is the central and unifying core of nursing. It is vital that nurses …

Caring represents an essential human need and the fundamental component of the nursing
profession.• A deep understanding of caring and the way it is expressed will help nurses to …

Aim To describe the nature of care received by patients measured through the Caring
Behaviours Inventory. Background Professional nursing practice combines two dimensions …

HETERM “caring” is commonly used among nurses to describe interactions between
patients and other nurses. What is the meaning of caring? Can caring be defined, measured …

Providers' and consumers' perspective of nurses' caring behaviours The primary purpose of
this article is to discuss the development and testing of a scale designed to examine nurses' …

Caring is neither simply a set of attitudes or theories, nor does it comprise all that nurses do.
Nursing care is determined by the way nurses use knowledge and skills to appreciate the …

The dynamic essence of nursing is due to caring. Unfortunately, many different terms such
as care, care-giving, care receiving, nursing care, etc. are used interchangeably which …

Examination of the periods of growth in the history of nursing education permits one to
identify the expressions, slogans, and concepts that have helped to shape educational …

Background: J. Watson's (2002) caring theory addresses caring relationships among
humans and the deep experiences of life itself. M. Leininger (1988) noted that caring is a …

A correlational study examined patients'(n= 335) reports of nurse caring and satisfaction with
nursing care, using the Caring Behaviors Inventory and Patient Satisfaction Instrument. A …