Caring about others begins with caring about self and other nurses.
Caring is learned by experiencing caring practices among faculty and students, which cultivates sensitivity to self and others.
The student learns the basic constructs of caring including but not limited to comfort, compassion, concern, empathy, helping behaviors, nurturance, support, involvement, and sharing. A second dimension of caring involves the actual "caring for".
Caring for refers to providing for or being responsible for another in a competent manner.