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.
Nursing is synonymous with caring. The goal of applying Leininger's theory in nursing practice is to provide culturally congruent care to persons of diverse populations. Integrating the patient's cultural norms into care of the patient. With this transcultural care theory, caring is the central and unifying domain for nursing knowledge and practice.