Making Art with Intention

Author: Patty Magee  Arts in health care is well published; but not as revealed and implemented through the eyes of nursing theory, leading to successful outcome of one individual nurse. Demonstrating how one theory-guided nurse can boldly implement and advance human caring and healing through Watsons Theory of Human Caring; in turn this work serves as a professional practice model for mature caring practices. Explicating nursing theory -guided, use of art and artistry with patients to create caring-healing environments and outcomes. Making Art with Intention as a theory-guided Caring-Healing modality, is a book born from collected field notes of a nursing practice inspired by Watson's Theory of Human Caring and Ten Caritas Processes®. The handbook is divided into three major themes: Reflection, Education, and Instruction. The goals of writing the book are to inform, expand, and modify practices in healthcare to a vocation where humanity is primary; offering creative, intellectual and