“…Attention was paid to the references cited in these definitions and to the context in which the concept was used. (Table 1) The concept of the HEF in nursing literature is largely defined based on the work of Martha Rogers (Biley, 1993;Brekke & Schultz, 2006;Buenting, 1993;Butcher, 1996;Caratao-Mojica, 2015;Clarke, 1986;Compton, 1989;Denner, 2009;Erickson, 2007;Eschiti, 2006;France, 1993;Green, 1998;Gueldner et al, 2005;Hardin, 2004;Jackson et al, 2008;Kenney, 1993;Leddy, 2003Leddy, , 2004Reeder, 1999;Smith & Broida, 2007;Todaro-Franceschi, 1999Willis, DeSanto-Madeya, & Fawcett, 2015). Whether applied to practice, research, or philosophical inquiry, these authors build their discussions based on Rogers' Science of Unitary Human Beings, which was first introduced in 1970.…”