Caring Science, Mindful Practice, First Edition

Read review by Claire B. Joseph posted in Journal of Hospital Librarianship.

Second edition is available here.

Implementing Watson's Human Caring Theory

Kathleen Sitzman, PhD, RN, CNE, Jean Watson, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN

Through case examples and guiding activities, the book helps students and practitioners to more fully comprehend the meaning and use of each Caritas Process®. It draws upon the contemplative and mindfulness teaching of Thich Nhat Hahn, a renowned Buddhist monk, poet, author, teacher, and peace activist. Each of the ten Caritas Processes® are clearly presented by the author and accompanied by guided mindfulness and artistic practices to support learning and absorption of the method.

Key Features:

~ Helps students and practitioners to integrate the philosophy and abstracts of Caring theory into clinical practice
~ Offers case studies and guided activities to reinforce content
~ Draws upon the contemplative and mindfulness teachings of Thich Nhat Hahn
~ Includes concrete guided mindfulness and artistic practices for each of the ten Caritas Processes®
~ Designed for a wide audience including undergraduate, graduate and international nursing students

For a complete description, including a Table of Contents, please click here.