This column represents the integration of a reflected nursing experience, an organizing theoretical framework, and the illumination from selected literature. The genesis of this work came with an invitation to recall a treasured story of caring in nursing practice. The story is situated within the nursing theoretical framework of Paterson and Zderad’s humanistic work. Relevant selections from the literature provide thematic insights into the meaning of caring as lived in nursing practice.
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