The phenomenon of acting faithfully in the nurse-person relationship is an important ethical topic of interest to the discipline of nursing. It may also be conceptually defined and illuminated in nurse-community relationships. This column begins an articulation of what it potentially means to have straight thinking about nurses’ obligations with persons in community. The language of nurse science from the humanbecoming school of thought will be used to explore the phenomenon.
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