A Handbook For Caring Science: Expanding The Paradigm (EPUB)

By William Rosa
A monumental compendium of Caring Science past, present, and future
This groundbreaking work is an encyclopedic reference on the full spectrum of Human Caring Science. With contributions from highly accomplished scholars and practitioners from six continents, it spans the evolution of Caring Science from its origins 40 years ago through its ongoing innovation and development and into the future. Comprehensive and in-depth, this resource brings multigenerational perspectives to Caring Science and demonstrates its ethical nursing applications across cross-cultural settings worldwide.
The books broad scope embodies the paradigms theoretical foundations, guidance from Caring Science educators and researchers, and practice insights from expert clinicians and administrators. It offers strategies to influence meaningful policy change, integrate principles throughout cross-cultural and global settings, and introduces inspiring voices from luminaries in coaching, Caring Science creative arts, spirituality, and self-care. The text clearly demonstrates how theories, frameworks, and paradigms are directly integrated into practice, research, and educational settings. Scholarly narratives and discourses on Caring Science will facilitate understanding of how to transform systems with a caring consciousness and ethically informed action. Chapters, consistently formatted to promote ease of comprehension, include exemplars with reflective questions and references.
Key Features:

Traces the history of Caring Science and merges it with current and future perspectives
Provides a how-to guide for understanding the integration of theories, frameworks, and paradigms into practice, research, and education
Distills a vision of how to transform systems with a caring consciousness and a commitment to ethically informed action
Enables readers to cross-reference Caring Science leaders across specialties
Illustrates Caring Science practice through case studies, examples, and discourses
Supports hospitals in procuring or maintaining ANCC Magnet certification
Identifies research and practice opportunities for readers to integrate Caring Science into their professional milieus

Product Details

Publisher : Springer Publishing Company; 1st edition (September 28, 1918)
Language : English
Digital eBook : 900 pages
ISBN-10 : 0826133886
ISBN-13 : 978-0826133885