Exam 5 Caring In Nursing Practice

Question 1

How long have nurses studied caring?

Answer 1

Since Florence nightingale

Question 2

What is at the heart of a nurses ability to work with all patients in a respectful and therapeutic way?

Answer 2

Caring!!!

Question 3

What is caring?

Answer 3

A universal phenomenon that influences the way we think feel and behave

Question 4

Summary of theoretical views

Answer 4

Nursing caring theories have common theme
Caring is highly relational
Caring theories are valuable when assessing patient perceptions of being cared for in a multicultural enviroment
Enabling is an aspect of caring
Knowing the context of a patients illness helps you choose and individualize interventions that will help the patient

Question 5

Patients perspective of caring

Answer 5

Connecting with patients and their families
Being present
Respecting values beliefs and healthcare choices

Question 6

Ethic care

Answer 6

A nurse needs to know what behavior is ethically appropriate
An ethic care is unique
Instead an ethic of care places caring at the center of decision making
Always be your patients advocate

Question 7

What do you do if the ethical thing is not being done?

Answer 7

Call the ethics committee

Question 8

Caring in nursing practice

Answer 8

You grow in your ability to care and develop caring behaviors
Caring we can give and receive
Recognize the importance of self care
Use caring behaviors to reach out to your colleagues and care for them as well

Question 9

Providing presence

Answer 9

Eye contact
Body language
Tone of voice
Listening
Positive
Encouraging attitude

Question 10

Touch

Answer 10

Provides comfort
Creates a connection

Question 11

What is a good example of touch ?

Answer 11

A back rub

Question 12

When would a patient not want to be touched?

Answer 12

Sexual assault victims more than likely do not want to be physically touched

Question 13

Listening

Answer 13

Creates trust
Opens lines of communication
Creates a mutual relationship

Question 14

Knowing the patient

Answer 14

Develops over time
The core process of clinical decision making

Question 15

What are the aspects of knowing?

Answer 15

Responses to therapy, routines and habits
Coping resources
Physical capacities and endurance

Question 16

Spiritual caring

Answer 16

Spiritual health is achieved when a person can find a balance between his life values and belief systems and those of others

Offers a sense of intrapersonal, interpersonal, and trans personal connectedness

Question 17

Relieving symptoms and suffering

Answer 17

Performing caring nursing actions that give a patient comfort, dignity respect and peace
Providing comfort and support measures to the family or significant others
Creating a physical patient care environment that soothes and heals the mind body and spirit
Comforting through a listening, nonjudgmental caring presence

Question 18

What do you have to do before touching a patient?

Answer 18

Consent!

Question 19

No contact touch

Answer 19

Doing something caring without physically touching them

Question 20

Task oriented touch

Answer 20

Touching the patient while doing vital signs

Question 21

Caring touch

Answer 21

A mom who is having a contraction who needs to squeeze a hand

Question 22

Protective touch

Answer 22

Helping a patient back into the bed who is confused