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Technology does not negate caring; in fact, the _______ that may accompany technology makes the significance of caring all the more important
isolation
Caring is a dimension of human, relating, and often referred to as the _______ of nursing
art
______ is sharing deep and genuine concern about the welfare of another person.
Caring
_________ involves connection, mental, recognition, and involvement between nurse and the client.
Caring practice
The nurse involved in caring practice experience caring through knowing that they haven't made a _________ in their client's lives.
difference
When nurses feel free to concentrate their __________ on others they can make a positive difference to clients.
attention
All individuals are caring, and develop their caring abilities by being true to self, being real, and being who they ________ are.
truly
Caring is a lifetime ________, lived in a moment to moment by the nurse and constantly unfolding.
process
This _____________ allows the nurse to authentically care for others in nursing practice.
awareness of self
The idea of ___________ includes the understanding that people are not perfect, but constantly growing and changing
wholeness
___________ is the basis for nursing's role in society
Human care
The nurse must care for the ______ in order to care for others.
self
Human care can only be demonstrated through _________ relationships.
interpersonal
Education and practice systems must be based on human values and concern for the ________ of others.
welfare
Nursing as an interpersonal process, the nurse's view of self, as well as the client, is a critical factor in the ___________ relationship.
therapeutic
Important modes in the aesthetic pattern of knowing:
- Empathy
- Compassion
- Holism
- Sensitivity
Personal knowing is developed through ___________ on one's actions and feelings in practice.
critical reflection
Empirical knowing is gained from studying scientific models and theories & from making _____________.
objective observations.
Ethical knowing involves confronting and resolving conflicting _____________.
values and beliefs
Aesthetic knowing arises from a ______________ of the uniqueness of each individual and the meanings that individual ascribes to a given situation
deep appreciation
Because caring is contextual, a nursing approach used with a client in one situation may be _____________ in another.
ineffective
______________ are as varied as client's needs, environmental resources, and nurses' imaginations.
Caring responses
Common caring patterns include:
- Knowing the client
- Nursing presence
- Empowering the client
- Compassion
- Competence
________________ of the client is a key in the caring relationship between nurse and client.
Personal Knowledge
Personal knowledge is gained by observing and talking with the client and family while using _________________ skills.
effective listening and communication
Establishment of a caring relationship depends on a moral commitment by the nurse and the nurse's ability to ________ and realize another person's state of being.
assess
Authentic presence involves:
- Empathy to positive or negative feelings
- Openness to positive or negative feelings
- Non possessive warmth
- Relaxed posture
- Facial expressions that are congruent with other communications
_________ is a way of sharing in the meanings, feelings, and lived experiences of the client.
Being present
Physical presence is combined with the promise of _____________, especially during a time of need.
availability
Compassion requires ________________, as the nurse experiences his or her own humanness and interconnectedness with the client.
courage and openness
_______________ is a gift from the heart, rather than an advanced skill or technique.
Compassion
Attention to _________ is part of compassionate care particularly in the face of death and bereavement.
spiritual needs
The nurse is aware that _______________ beliefs are important coping mechanisms in dealing with issues of mortality.
spiritual and religious
_________ is often associated with compassionate care and many nursing interventions are carried out to provide comfort.
Comfort
Comfort care is often the basis for nursing in settings ranging from intensive care to hospice, and serves as a ___________ for nursing interventions.
motivator
Compassion without competence is meaningless and _______________.
dangerous
Obstacle to self-care may be professional, related to the demands of a particular work setting, or maybe ___________, such as poor health habits or unrealistic expectations of self.
personal
____________, when defined as responding to one's own needs to grow, is the opposite of the self-complacency that often accompanies egocentricity.
Self-care
Caring for self means taking the time to nurture oneself involving initiating and __________________.
maintaining behaviors that promote healthy living and well-being
Self-awareness and ______________ are intimately connected to self-care.
self-esteem
Keywords for a healthy lifestyle are ________________.
balance and moderation
Lifestyle practices are supplemented by regular physical examinations and ____________.
health screenings
________________ is an effective self-care practice.
Regular exercise
__________ strengthens the heart, lungs, and blood vessels to prevent heart disease, keeps the joints flexible, and helps many people deal with sad or unhappy feelings.
Exercise
Part of staying healthy is avoiding _______________ patterns
unhealthy life
One assumption in a study is students already possess caring competencies, which are strengthened and developed in _________ situations.
clinical practice
When students engaged in further self-reflection and continued to pay attention to the client, their vulnerability became a source of _______________ development.
ethical and professional
59. Students whose focus remained on the client received feedback from the client that strengthened their perception of themselves as ______________.
professionals
Students' helping behaviors were reinforced by the ____________ they saw in their clients
positive changes
Nursing students' ideals could be challenged in the real world of clinical practice. There is a risk that they would compromise their ________________.
ethical practices
When students encountered a lack of caring by ____________, they often limited their own behavior, or provided care when they were alone with the client.
staff
Students were more likely to be overwhelmed by their own vulnerability if they found that their ___________ conflicted with those of uncaring staff.
ideals
Students develop the courage to use their innate ethical caring competencies in nursing practice through exposure to:
- Suffering clients
- Interacting with different role models in a caring environment
- Being aware of and reflecting on their own feelings
Students can move from a state of being overwhelmed by their vulnerability to developing professional approaches that alleviate suffering by:
- Focusing on the client
- Maintaining self-awareness
- Reflecting on the meaning of situations
The best approach in helping a very confused, elderly client is to provide an environment with:
A trusting relationship
To give nursing care to a client, the nurse must first:
Understand the clients emotional conflict
When creating a therapeutic environment for a client who has just had a myocardial infarction, the nurse should provide for:
Short family visits
While talking with the nurse about the problem of not being able to make friends, a teenager begins to cry. At this time it would be most therapeutic for the nurse to:
Sit quietly with the client
The deliberate choice to act in accordance with one's desires as well as obligations, resulting in investment of self in a task or cause.
Commitment
Appropriate bearing, demeanor, dress, and language that are in harmony with a caring presence. Presenting oneself as someone who respects others and demands respect.
Comportment
Awareness of one's relationship to others, sharing their joys, sorrows, pain, and accomplishments. Participation in the experience of another
Compassion
Having the "knowledge, judgment, skills, energy, experience and motivation required to respond adequately to the demands of one's professional responsibilities.
Competence
Morals, ethics, and an informed sense of right and wrong. Awareness of personal responsibility.
Conscience
Comfort with self, client, and others that allows one to build trusting relationships.
Confidence
Other name: Therapeutic Use of Self
Personal Knowing
Other name: Art of Nursing (Creative Action)
Aesthetic Knowing
Other name: Moral Component
Ethical Knowing
Other name: Science of Nursing
Empirical Knowing
Systematically organized into laws and theories for the purpose of describing, explaining, & predicting
Empirical Knowing
Focuses on "matters of obligation or what ought to be done."
Ethical Knowing
Expressed by the individual nurse through his/her creativity and style in meeting the needs of clients.
Aesthetic Knowing
Promotes wholeness and integrity in the personal encounter, achieves engagement rather than detachment, and denies the manipulative or impersonal approach.
Personal Knowing