title: Caring theory: a framework for advanced practice nursing.
abstract: This article provides a brief review of Watson's theory of caring and demonstrates its usefulness as a framework for advanced practice nursing. Two case studies, a recently diagnosed patient who is positive for the human immunodeficiency virus and a patient terminally ill with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, are reviewed using the carative factors as a model for providing holistic, patient-focused nursing care. The value of this exercise lies in the demonstration of the applicability of caring theory as a framework for both symptom management and palliative nursing care.
authors.affiliation: Oncology Nursing, School of Nursing, University of Colorado, Denver, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nelson-Marten
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hecomovich
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pangle
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004645:Empathy; D005260:Female; D018939:Holistic Nursing; D006808:Humanism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000523:psychology*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009742:Nursing Theory; D010166:Palliative Care