As a unified, holistic being, man is intercon-nected with self, others and nature. Man and family have the right to autonomy and respect within a changing multicultural health community. It is a self defined state with congruence between self as perceived and self as experienced. Man engages in healthful behaviors through interaction with his internal and external environment.
Nursing is a professional discipline that requires a commitment to humanity.
Nursing blends the concepts of human science with the art of human care to help individuals gain a higher degree of harmony and to minister to those who are ill. The nurse and the individual coparticipate through a helping-trusting relationship to increase self knowledge and self control. Independent and collaborative nursing care is based on caring behaviors, scientific knowledge, ethico-legal principles, clinical competencies, critical thinking skills, and the nursing process to assist individuals and families in making health choices. Nursing education is a process of transpersonal teaching-learning experiences which provides a knowledge base for competent nursing practice and increases self awareness, instills a sense of self worth and brings forth patterns of lifetime self discovery. The learner is an active participant in the interchange of knowledge, attitudes, values, and ideas between teacher and student.