title: Uncovering hidden caring.
abstract: The characteristics of caring nursing practice are often, by their very nature, hidden. If caring is to become a core value of the health care system, these caring characteristics need to be uncovered so that they can be taught, rewarded, and recognized as contributing to successful patient outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Nurse Midwifery Program, University of Colorado School of Nursing.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009726:Nurses