This article examines caring from an ontological perspective. Believing that the caring practices of nursing are often hidden from view because they constitute the everydayness of practice, it is proposed that one way to reveal caring practices is through storytelling. Brief stories from practice are shared and the author describes how caring practice is embedded within the experience of nursing.
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