Swanson's Cure Theory and the Student Nurse When you enter the word cure into Google search, over 49,000,000 results appear and also images showing an image appear of what treatment looks like. It is a fair assumption to ensure that the world knows about caring and cares about caring. When looked at more closely, nursing can be related to the medical and nursing professions. One of nursing's noble theorists, Kristen Swanson, introduced her Caring Swanson Theory in 1991 and her theory will follow nurses forever. Her theoretical findings are manifested through the use of her work in today's current nursing situations. Kristen Swanson's theory of caring has played a crucial role in how patient care should be managed through the 5 processes of care: (a) Knowing, (b) Being with, (c) Doing for, (d) Enable/Inform and (e) Maintain belief. The article will discuss the application of Swanson's Caring Theory in the nursing profession, provide an overview of the theory, its effects on nursing students, and an analysis of the impact it has on the nursing profession. Theorist Kristen M. Swanson, RN, PhD, FAAN, is the dean of the School of Nursing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and associate nursing officer for academic affairs at UNC Hospitals. Dr. Swanson earned her bachelor's degree in nursing from the University of Rhode Island, a master's degree in adult health care and nursing from the University of Pennsylvania, and a PhD in psychosocial nursing from the University of Colorado. Dr. Swanson focused on women's health (University of North Carolina, 2012). Swanson's theory was developed from three phenomenological studies in a separate perinatal context. The first study, Swanson, began with “A deep interest in the under... the middle of paper...... and the weapon. Journal of Patient Safety, 6, 5-14. Retrieved June 16, 2014, from http://www.safetyleaders.org/Quaid/content/Quaid-Thao-Denham__Story_Power_Secret_Weapon__JPS_Vol6_No1_March_2010.pdfSwanson, KM (1993) Nursing as informed care for the well-being of others. Official Nursing Scholarship 25(4) 352-357. Retrieved from http://nursing.sites.unc.edu/files/2012/11/ccm3_032549.pdfSwanson, K. (1998). Care made visible. Creative Nursing, 4(4), 8.Swanson, K. (1991). Empirical development of the theory of middle range care. Nursing Research, 40(3), 161-166. University of North Carolina. 2014. Kristen Swanson Biography. Retrieved from http://sonapps.unc.edu/alumni/pdf/swanson_bio.pdfVirginia Mason Medical Center. 2014. Virginia Mason launches new model of nursing care. Retrieved June 16, 2014, from https://www.virginiamason.org/body.cfm?id=158&action=detail&ref=3774