Watson's Caring in the Digital World

A Guide for Caring when Interacting, Teaching, and Learning in Cyberspace

Kathleen Sitzman, PhD, RN, CNE
Jean Watson, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN
October 2016, Springer

This innovative text, built on the foundations of Watson’s Caring Science, demonstrates how nursing professionals can develop virtual relationships that encompass caring and understanding in professional, teaching/learning, and everyday cyber communications. It describes how caring and love can transcend distance, space, and time in our increasingly virtual world to preserve the basic fabric of humanity as we physically interact less and electronically interact more. Straightforward and concise, the text offers specific practices for teachers, students, and professionals to support caring in a digital world, along with practical examples that enable readers to envision ways to create their own caring online presence.

Level: Introductory

Audience: Educators, online, nursing