Ressentiment (French pronunciation: â), in philosophy and psychology, is one of the forms of resentment or hostility. It is the French word for resentment (from Latin intensive prefix 're', and 'sentir' to feel).
Watson's definition of environment/society addresses the idea that nurses have existed in every society, and that a caring attitude is transmitted from generation to generation by the culture of the nursing profession as a unique way of coping with its environment.
Kolcabaâs Theory of Comfort will be a theory I incorporate the rest of my career. I believe the practice of this theory, comfort and care, is the essence of nursing. Kolcaba gracefully combines the science of nursing, in administering pain medications, with the art of nursing, in offering compassion, to enhance care.