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.
Major theoretical constructs are as follows: Nightingale s (1969) emphasis on environment to optimize health; Leininger s (1978) advocating for cultural care; and Watson s (1979) premise that caring is the soul of nursing.