title: The heart of nursing.
abstract: In the first of a major new series, Stephen Wright considers what nursing from the heart means and why it is important to patients.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health and Social Care, St Martin's College, Carlisle.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000533:Altruism; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D004645:Empathy; D005260:Female; D006694:Holistic Health; D006808:Humanism; D006801:Humans; D008149:Love; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D012945:Social Values