Being a nurse also involves us understanding what is most important to the patient, being with the patient, and forming caring, loving, and connected relationships with the patient in order to expand our own and their their awareness of the self. Therefore, health as an expansion of consciousness, in the concept of human sciences, nursing practice does not mean expressing judgments, objectives or interventions, but truly listening to what is important for the patient and being with him to find meaning in the transformative phase of his consciousness . All in all, Newman repeatedly emphasizes that we enter patients' lives, bringing with us everything we have learned in school and practice, but we must focus on what is most meaningful to the patient. From there, we work with the patient to bring forth pattern recognition about what is important to the patient and how their current health situation fits into the patient's life as a whole. Health as an expansion of consciousness is more than solving the patient's illness. It is about accompanying the patient to discover the meaning and completeness of their life. (Newmann,
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