December 2008 No 95, 2008/4 - 108 pagesEditorialPages 3 to 4A book on concepts of careBy Monique FormarierDiscussionPages 6 to 13A “theoria” of careBy Philippe SvandraPages 14 to 22The need for a reference point—or, how to understand the intertwined postures of practitioner and researcherBy Nadia Peoc’hMethodologyPages 23 to 36Inventing the concept of continuing on during a difficult timeBy Francine A. MajorPages 37 to 45Embracing Jean Watson’s theory of Human Caring through a reflective practice within a clinical situationBy Chantal Cara, Louise O’ReillyPages 46 to 56Q-sort, a health care research tool: The case of representations among nurses in geriatric psychiatryBy Nicolas Kuhne, Yvan Abernot, Didier CamusResearchPages 57 to 69The contribution of nurses’ caring approach to patient safety in a rehabilitation setting: An innovative studyBy Daphney St-Germain, Régis Blais, Chantal CaraPages 70 to 78Bringing nursing and rehabilitation together: can a Caring-Disability Creation Process model of practice make a difference?By Daphney St-Germain, Brigitte Boivin, Patrick FougeyrollasPages 79 to 85How are skills used by student nurses in their final projects?By Dolorès Lamy, Chantal EymardVariaPages 86 to 90Evaluation of the effectiveness of thoracic compressions conducted on stretchers by the staff of an emergency services organizationBy Joaquim Romero, Romain Petiteau, Carmen Amorin Pedrosa, Eric Tocheport, Raphaël Etienne, Laure Deg, Colette ChabrotnPages 91 to 101Setting up a Quality Improvement Plan for patient paging in an orthopedic wardBy Pascale CaniPages 102 to 107Literature review on the adaptive strategies of patients with cancerous woundsBy Sandra Lucchesi, Josiane Onezime, Michèle Gaide, Francette Futo, Anne Dormieux, Emmanuelle Peironet, Armelle Sirvent, Elisabeth Calixte