Nursing Nursing is an autonomous healthcare profession based on a holistic philosophy of health. The foundation of nursing is a body of knowledge derived from the biophysical and psychosocial sciences. Nursing is an art and a science that promotes human betterment and is based on theories, clinical practice and research. Nursing utilizes clinical judgment to give direction to nursing actions that promote health, prevent disease, or restore and rehabilitate health. Nursing incorporates principles of critical thinking, communication, teaching and management in the provision of client care.
Nurses collaborate with the client and with other healthcare professionals.
The nurse enters into an empathic relationship with the client to promote and maintain optimum health. Individual An individual is a valued being with inherent dignity and deserving of respect. As an open system with a uniquely determined internal environment, an individual functions holistically through constant interaction with the external environment. The client is an open system and the focus of nursing. The client is an individual, family or group and is the chief agent of health promotion.