Maykut, ColleenRubuliak, Alexandra2022-12-132022-12-132022Maykut, C., & Rubuliak, A. (2022). Situated knowingness of caring and bureaucracy: A student’s growth. International Journal of Caring Sciences, 15(1), 644-649. Retrieved from http://www.internationaljournalofcaringsciences.org/docs/66.pp_644_649-Maykut.pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14078/2890Caring and its entity are the base of a nurse's practice, which makes it necessary to explore the depth and complexity of this topic with undergraduate nursing students. The authors, a professor and a new registered nurse, highlight the importance and implementation of nursing theory in a scholarly assignment. The Theory of Bureaucratic Caring was utilized to examine the complex issue of human trafficking (which was the topic of the second author’s assignment) from both a nursing and healthcare system perspective. Through the discussion, common themes evolved which emphasized the impact of having students participate in developing the ability to integrate caring throughout their practice through a multifaceted lens.enAttribution (CC BY)caring sciencehuman traffickingnursing educationstudentstheoryArticle