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This narrative of practice illuminates the manifestation of nurse-to-nurse caring. As clinical leaders, the authors witnessed nurses assuming shared accountability and responsibility consistent with the values of the profession. Perhaps one magnetizes into their lives whatever one holds dear in thought. The authors esteem and are in awe of the basic goodness of nurse-to-nurse caring within the clinical practice environment. The utility of Jean Watson’s caring theory provides an established structure and language to describe and support the reminiscence. Failure to chronicle and make explicit the concept of caring across the multigenerational workforce renders nurses’ efforts, investments, and contributions invisible to others. Such insight may be particularly salient at this time for nurses, patients, and leaders within today’s complex healthcare system.