ng method, identifying that "Philippine nurses value patients' physical comfort as an important aspect of nursing care. Securing comfort for their patients is a means of developing relationships." Parse's theory includes caring in the form of "true presence with the client with the intent to promote health and quality of life from the person's perspective. It does not just treat persons as patients needing medical attention, but views them as unique beings" (Wu, 2008, p. 6).
Rosenbaum (1986, p. 413) synthesizes the concepts of care and
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