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Creating a caring environment: moral obligations in the role of dean
Abstract:
Mayeroff (1971) states "from a loose stringing together of ideas a tight fabric emerges; ideas intertwine and tend to reinforce each other, making for a mutual deepening of meaning and gain in precision". The fabric throughout this discussion is nursing. Commitment, compassion, confidence, competence, and conscience represent the ideas that, when uniquely and beautifully woven together, create the aesthetic experience of caring in nursing. The dean of a caring-based nursing program is morally obligated to foster an environment that reflects a commitment to caring.
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