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Nursing Awareness

 Self-awareness is vital for the private and professional development of nurses, for developing an efficient nurse-patient relationship and for improving nursing abilities. However, more empirical and applied research is required to use the available theoretical knowledge in practice. Self-awareness has long been addressed as fundamental for the professional nurse with the accepted view that self-awareness will cause greater competence. Therefore, it's important to know the historical evolution of the concept, attributes, antecedents, and consequences. Rodgers’ evolutionary method was used for critical appraisal of nursing, social sciences, and education literature. Analysis indicates that self-awareness may be a dynamic, transformative process of self. Ultimately, self-awareness is that the use of self-insights and presence knowingly to guide behavior that's genuine and authentic to make a healing interpersonal environment. Future research areas within practice and education are identified.  

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