Lynn College of Nursing at FAU. She earned her baccalaureate and masters degrees at the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, and her doctoral degree at University of Miami. The study of intentionality with its expression in intention to care, and in living caring, is a thread that weaves its way through Dr. Purnell’s teaching, research, practice, and service. She has published nationally and internationally on holistic nursing, intentionality, and caring and she continues to present, teach, and consult globally. She is a master teacher and her publications include a model for online teaching grounded in caring. She is co-author of the book A Contemporary Nursing Process: The (Un)bearable Weight of Knowing in Nursing , and co-editor of the journal Nightingale Songs: Journal of Art and Aesthetics in Nursing and Health Sciences .