EPILOGUE
The Theory of Nursing as Caring was initially presented in its entirety at the South Florida Nursing Theories Conference in 1992. The theory was explicated in the original release of Nursing as Caring: A Model for Transforming Practice in 1993 (Boykin & Schoenhofer, 1993). As work has progressed to develop the theory for use in nursing practice, research and education, the underlying assumptions introduced in Chapter 1 have been affirmed as central to the integrity of the theory. This epilogue highlights ongoing development of the theory by its authors and by other nurses. Developmental efforts include clarification of the concept of personhood, expansion of the understanding of enhancing per-sonhood as the general "outcome" of nursing, research innovations, and use of the theory in middle range theory work and in the critical analysis of caring.