Traditions, beliefs and values are transmitted through cultural, religious, familial, and community groups. As societal changes occur, so will health care needs and demands on the nursing profession. We believe that the nursing profession has the responsibility to prepare professionals who actively participate in shaping and responding to these changes. Health is a multi-dimensional dynamic process that has physiological, psychological, sociocultural, and spiritual dimensions. Well-being, a component of health, is a reflection of individual perceptions of balance, harmony, and vitality among these dimensions.
Health is influenced by health care providers and society.
The discipline of nursing incorporates the arts and sciences in the promotion of health. Nursing as an art involves the implementation of caring strategies to promote well being. Caring encompasses the nurse s authentic presence reflected through empathy for and connection with the client through all aspects of well being including end of life. Nursing as a science employs critical thinking and decision-making skills, identifies questions to be investigated, and builds the knowledge base for nursing practice by systematic inquiry. The practice of nursing involves the creative integration of art and science.