Linking Theory and Practice through Mindfulness: Reflections of a Nurse Practitioner Student
Abstract
Nurse practitioner (NP) students are called upon to reflect on and articulate their role as future NPs within the healthcare system. Watson’s Theory of Human Caring (2002) can help to shed light on the nursing principles and core values that underlie the NP role and that shape the professional identity. However, challenges in NP studies and practice can pose barriers to fully embodying an idealized way of being. The cultivation of mindfulness could offer the means for students and practicing NPs to enact better caring for themselves and, in turn, promote increased caring and healing in their relationships with others.
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