art It is more important now than ever to define the goals of nursing by using an aesthetic approach.

In every day practice the nurse must explore and adopt these functions, which constitute the essence of nursing as an art. The aim of this paper is to firstly explore the notion of nursing as an art, underpinned by the philosophy of art and to secondly discuss the hidden connections and the criteria for nursing seen or thought to be an art. In this paper, the aesthetic values have been used to depict and to expose the invisible qualities of nursing. Through the written text the attempt to explore the nature of nursing by an aesthetic approach, reveals that the essence of nursing is constituted by the same origins, which define the essence of art. This exploration of the literature led to the recognition of the quality of imitation as an attempt of the artist to awaken individuals to understand what a piece of art represents. Respectively, a nurse by represents a picture of wholeness for the health, attempt to stimulate patient to move forwards regaining control and achieving the state of well-being. The search of the expression as one of the sources of the aesthetic values has brought to the surface that nursing is expressed as a whole of unique functions containing love, advocacy, calmness, care and empathy. The exploration of the combination of the elements, their articulation or their structure exposes the beauty itself. The beauty of a statue as Venus of Milo as well as, in terms of nursing, the beauty of caring as the heart of nursing. However it is difficult to capture the totality of nursing in this paper, which attempts more to portray this beauty of nursing rather than to seek for a clear answer of what nursing is. science What is Nursing Science? Elizabeth Ann Manhart Barrett, RN; PhD; FAAN School of Nursing, Hunter College, City University of New York Abstract

The enigma of defining nursing science is preceded by defining nursing, science, research, and nursing theory-guided practice. The context for exploring the meaning of nursing science is provided through examination of the totality and simultaneity paradigms. Differing views of nursing as a discipline are discussed. The position is taken that nursing is a basic science with various nursing schools of thought that constitute the substantive knowledge of the discipline. Finally, a definition of nursing science is presented that is broad enough to encompass all disciplinary knowledge. Despite current

challenges, an optimistic vision is emerging. The nurse theorists and other nurse scholars who are furthering the development of this work are considered to be the cultural creatives of nursing and contributors to a larger movement toward wholeness in science and in society. Because it involves studying biology and chemistry. Most biology and chemistry majors will never produce original research, like nurses, but we still consider them to be studying science. Nursing is a scienc because it deals with learning about the human body as a whole,you study the who,what when,how,why and where.It is truly Science,wonders to perform.The human body is AMAZING ,it's SCIENCE. because you deal with the PHYSICAL/PHYSIOLOGICAL health of people all day long. nothing describes physical health better than science The Art and Science of Nursing: Similarities, Differences, and Relations Hildegard E. Peplau, RN, EdD Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ Abstract

The terms art and science are significant for the practice of nursing. These two concepts have a particular meaning and their defining char acteristics help to illuminate the nature of nursing practice. An under standing of each term is foundational to the comprehension of similari ties and differences and to an understanding of the complex relation played out in nursing practice. Nursing as an art form has three major componentsmedium, process, and product. The science consists of the systematized knowledge. Both nursing's art and its science are essential for excellence in the performance of nursing's mission. There is a delicately balanced movement between art and science portrayed by experienced nurses that transcends as it uses the differences between these two forms. Abstract In their daily practice, nurses appear to encounter difficulties in incorporating science into the art of nursing and in bridging the gap between theory (which is often developed separate from practice) and practice itself. Indeed, there is a debate within nursing itself as to whether nursing is an art, a science, or both an art and a science.