Nursing's recognition of the importance of patient education is evident in nursing's history and in the work of early nurse theorists. However, to date, there has been no clear articulation of a nursing framework specific to this essential aspect of clinical care. A nursing perspective for patient education based on a conceptualization of caring is presented. This perspective includes explication of philosophic views for nursing and patient education. A middle-range theory for patient education is generated from this philosophic premise.
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