Theme ArticlesIntentionality and Caring-Healing Consciousness A Practice of Transpersonal NursingWatson, Jean PhD, RN, HNC, FAAN Author Information Distinguished Professor of Nursing, Murchinson-Scoville Chair of Caring Science, School of Nursing, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado Holistic Nursing Practice 16(4):p 12-19, July 2002. Buy Abstract This article explicates some theoretical and scientific dimensions of intentionality and consciousness as a framework for transpersonal nursing. New connections are made between noetic sciences and transpersonal caring theory, both of which cultivate intentionality as a form of focused consciousness as a formal field of study. What emerges is Intentional Transpersonal Caring, whereby intentionality, consciousness, and universal energy-field are posited as the foundation of a caring moment, potentiating healing for both practitioner and patient. The theoretical and scientific are translated into the practical by a series of practice guidelines that activate intentionality into a living theory of transpersonal caring-healing praxis. Copyright © 2002 by Aspen Publishers, Inc.
