title: Choosing personhood: intentionality and the theory of nursing as caring.
abstract: Drawing on a story of a nursing situation for practical context, this article explores the meaning of intentionality within the theoretical context of Nursing as Caring. May's definition of intentionality as the structure that gives meaning to experience is interwoven with the concepts of the theory of Nursing as Caring to explore the topic. Mayeroff's concepts of hope and commitment contribute to an understanding of intentionality in relation to Nursing as Caring. The major thesis of this article, that intentionality is consistently choosing personhood as a way of life and the aim of nursing, is demonstrated in the practice situation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Graduate Nursing, Alcorn State University, Natchez, Mississippi, USA.
authors.forename: Savina O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Schoenhofer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000379:methods; D004645:Empathy; D005260:Female; D018939:Holistic Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006792:House Calls; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D028723:Personhood; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D014171:Transients and Migrants