Being and Creating Caring Change in a Healthcare System
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Nursing leaders from the VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (VAECHCS) developed an evolving model of caring theory-guided practice. As leaders and administrators with multiple roles, functions, and perspectives in a large healthcare system, the authors create and hold space for human caring and relationship-centered care within a clinical practice setting. This article contributes an overview of their action research framework and how they use this framework to link practice, theory, and inquiry in the delivery of healthcare services.
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