HolisticF #52

Alignment Holistic Nursing Practice with Nursing Caring Theory 

* Caring is the essence of nursing. As such, holistic nursing practice, described as nursing care that focuses on the wellness of the mind, body, and spirit, should be aligned with the concepts of caring. 

*  The purpose of this paper is to explore holistic nursing practice (HNP) and a specific nursing caring theory (Choose 1 theory below) and to align the core values of HNP with the concepts of a nursing caring theory.

*  The guidelines for this paper are located below. 

*  The paper should be no more than ten (10) type-written pages, using appropriate APA format. 

  1. Jean  Watson’s Theory of Human Caring (10 Caritas)
  2. Joanne Duffy’s Quality-Caring Model
  3. Marilyn Anne Ray’s Theory of Bureaucratic Caring
  4. Anne Boykin and Savina O. SChoenhofer’s Nursing as Caring
  5. Josephine Paterson & Loretta Zderad Humanistic Caring
  6. Madeleine Leininger’s Theory of Culture Care