Integrating caring theory with nursing practice and education: connecting with what matters.
Theory-based nursing practice positively influences many outcomes in healthcare organizations. As a response to limited human and economic resources, a college of nursing and a for-profit healthcare organization worked in partnership to develop a project that focused on developing and demonstrating the value of a dedicated education unit grounded in caring theory. The authors describe the development of the project, initial outcomes, and the relevance to nursing administration.
Lynn College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, USA. sdyess@fau.edu
Susan
S
Dyess
Anne
A
Boykin
Connie
C
Rigg
D004506:Education, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D009732:Nursing Care; D009742:Nursing Theory