title: Intention in Nursing Practice.
abstract: The purpose of this column is to explore the meaning of intention in nursing practice and distinguish it from the concept of intentionality. The notion that nurses engage in a purposeful act of setting intention prior to delivery of nursing care is introduced, and nursing implications for setting intention in practice is offered.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Indiana University South Bend.
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sofhauser
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009736:Nursing Process / Q000592:standards*
keywords: humanbecoming; intention; listening; long-term care; manifesting intentions; nursing practice; setting intention