title: Uncovering and recognizing nurse caring from clinical narratives.
abstract: In an exploratory descriptive study using nurse-written clinical narratives, dimensions of Watson's Theory of Caring are reflected in nurses' descriptions of specific clinical events or situations, and narratives of nurses who are less experienced differ in terms of the caring dimensions than do those of more experienced nurses.
authors.affiliation: St Joseph Hospital, Orange, California 92868, USA. Vivian.Norman@stjoe.org
authors.forename: Vivian
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Norman
authors.forename: Dana N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Rutledge
authors.forename: Ann Marie
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Keefer-Lynch
authors.forename: Gloria
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Albeg
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004645:Empathy; D018939:Holistic Nursing; D006801:Humans; D033262:Narration; D009742:Nursing Theory