PPN201 Week 2: Caring, Compassion, and Watson

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering concepts of caring, Watson's 10 carative factors, Bramley and Matiti's (2014) compassion study, and the lines of relational inquiry from the Week 2 lecture.

Caring (Nursing Concept)

An intentional response involving authenticity, dignity, integrity, and attunement to an individual person, distinguished from mere competent task completion or kindness alone.

Watson's 10 Carative Factors

A nursing framework designed by Jean Watson as an alternative emphasis to a purely curative or task orientation, consisting of ten overlapping factors in caring encounters.

Humanistic–altruistic values

A carative factor focused on clarifying values and recognizing the patient's dignity even when their behaviour is challenging.

Faith–hope

A carative factor focused on supporting realistic possibilities and cultivating the individual person's sources of hope.

Sensitivity to self and others

A carative factor centered on recognizing one's own feelings and attending to another person's vulnerability.

Helping–trusting relationship

A carative factor directed toward establishing a reliable and authentic presence with the patient.

Expression of positive and negative feelings

A carative factor focused on actively listening to fear, anger, grief, and joy without judgment.

Creative problem-solving caring process

A carative factor involving the investigation of concerns, the utilization of evidence, and active patient advocacy.

Interpersonal teaching–learning

A carative factor that emphasizes beginning educational interventions with the learner's understanding, needs, and readiness.

Supportive/protective/corrective environment

A carative factor focused on attending comprehensively to physical, psychological, social, and spiritual surroundings.

Assistance with human needs

A carative factor directed toward providing basic care in ways that preserve the patient's belonging and dignity.

Existential–phenomenological/spiritual dimensions

A carative factor centered on asking about and exploring meaning, personal beliefs, loss, and spiritual preferences.

Bramley and Matiti (2014) Study

A qualitative study exploring patients' experiences of compassion among ten adult White British patients across six acute medical wards at a UK teaching hospital.

Knowing me and giving me your time

A global theme from Bramley and Matiti (2014) highlighting the value of being recognized as a person, being given attention during routine care, and having dignity preserved even in brief moments.

Understanding the impact of compassion—how it feels in my shoes

A global theme from Bramley and Matiti (2014) focusing on the emotional consequences of compassionate or dismissive care, and the necessity of acknowledging patient isolation and vulnerability.

Being more compassionate—communication and the essence of nursing

A global theme from Bramley and Matiti (2014) examining how verbal/nonverbal communication and ward culture shape care experiences, as well as debates on whether compassion is innate or teachable.

Relational Inquiry

A practice approach to caring and the nurse-client relationship that combines clinical responsiveness with relational attention across intrapersonal, interpersonal, and contextual lines of inquiry.

Intrapersonal Inquiry

A line of relational inquiry exploring what the patient experiences as suffering or reassurance, and examining what assumptions, frustrations, or fears are influencing the nurse.

Interpersonal Inquiry

A line of relational inquiry examining how listening, language, touch, power, and reliability shape trust, and whether the individual actually feels heard.

Contextual Inquiry

A line of relational inquiry exploring how structural factors such as staffing, time, institutional priorities, technology, leadership, and ward norms shape what care is possible.