Caring in Nursing Practice

Question 1

Leininger’s Transcultural Caring

Answer 1

focused on comparative cultural care (caring) values, beliefs, and practices of individuals or groups of similar or different cultures with the goal of providing culture-specific and universal nursing care practices

Question 2

Watson’s Transpersonal Caring

Answer 2

caring regenerates life energies and potentiates our capabilities. The benefits are immeasurable and promote self-actualization on both a personal and professional level

Question 3

Swanson’s Theory of Caring

Answer 3

Knowing, Being with, doing for, assistang, maintaing belief

Question 4

Task-oriented touch

Answer 4

Use of touch to complete a task

Question 5

Caring touch

Answer 5

use of touch to promote a sense of caring

Question 6

Protective touch

Answer 6

use of touch to promote saftey