Nursing is an art, service and an applied science, evolving from a theoretical foundation in the natural and social sciences. Nursing directs its therapeutic nursing interventions by enhancing the well-being of others through the integration of nursing theories and models. Professional nursing practice encompasses the nursing process, research, and leadership skills. These nursing dimensions enhance accountability, critical thinking, communication, and therapeutic nursing interventions in a dynamic and ever changing health care system. Individuals are dynamic and have the potential for change.
Persons have the ability to affect their own health, and are responsible for their choices.
Utilizing a variety of coping mechanisms, individuals adapt to stress based on their current stage of growth and development. Societies as well as individuals have the ability to grow, adapt, and change. The environment affects the health and well-being of its people. Families, groups, organizations, communities, and economic, political, and ecological systems comprise the environment. The relationship between the various systems in the environment is dynamic and interactive.