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Caring is Universal...Nursing Hi Nursing

• Influences the way people think, feel and act

• Many nursing theorists have tired to “define” caring – Nightingale was first

• Caring is the heart of nursing

Benner (Holistic Theory)…. Nursing Hi Nursing

• Equates excellent nursing practice with CARING

• People, events, projects (things) have importance

• Caring means connectedness or involvement• Caring helps patients understand and adjust

to illness

Benner, con’t….. Nursing Hi Nursing

• Defines health as a state of being– Individualized by one’s

• Values• Personality• Lifestyle

–Treatment for illness is worthless if not applied to the individual

Leininger (Transcultural) Nursing Hi Nursing

• Caring is the essence of Nursing – it is a distinguishing characteristic

• Purpose of care is to assist the individual toward improvement in condition

• Caring is –Nurturing–Dependent on needs of individual–Must reflect the patient’s own culture

Watson (Transpersonal) Nursing Hi Nursing

• Holistic–Patient, family, environment

• Nurses exhibit conscious decision to care–This helps patient toward healing and

wholeness• Focus in on cAre, not cUre

–cAring “inner healing” health• Nurse & patient affected by relationship

Swanson….. Nursing Hi Nursing

• Caring is has 5 dimensions–Knowing–Being with–Doing for–Enabling–Maintaing belief

• Caring is central to nursing• Theory can be applied to clinical setting

Caring is Relational …. Nursing Hi Nursing

• Patients value nurse Effectiveness–Ability to perform tasks

• Also value nurse Affect–Attitude or demeanor while performing the

tasks• Patients are more willing to participate if they

sense that they are cared about

Ethic of Care …. Nursing Hi Nursing

• Protects human dignity• Often perceived as a moral imperative• Requires awareness of potential unequality

in relationships–This due to either real or perceived “power”

that patient assigns to the nurse–Knowledge is power

Expressions of Care…. Nursing Hi Nursing

• Spiritual–Being aware of & honoring patient’s beliefs

• Presence–Being there

• Physically present• Demonstrating understanding

–Being with• Sharing oneself

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• Touch–Skin-to-skin–Eye contact (nonverbal)–Protective – to prevent injury

• Listening–Taking in patient information– Interpreting what has been taken in

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• Knowing–Understanding the client–Understanding the planned interventions–Avoid making assumptions–Focuses on client

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Thank You

Parveen Kumar Chadha