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Caring Flashcards

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Caring Definition

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a universal phenomenon that influence the way we think, feel, and behave

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Patient’s Perspective of Caring

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connecting with patient and their families
being present
respecting values, beliefs, and healthcare choices

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In any patient encounter a nurse needs to know what a behavior is

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ethically appropriate

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Always be your patient’s

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advocate

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Providing Presence

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eye contact
body language
tone of voice
listening
positive and encouraging attitude

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Touch

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provides comfort
creates a connection

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Types of touch that creates connections

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non contact touch
contact touch
task oriented touch
caring touch
protective touch

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Listening

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creates trust
opens lines of communication
creates a mutual relationship

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Knowing the Patient

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develops over time
the core process of decision making

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Aspects of Knowing Include

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responses to therapy, routines, habits
coping resources
physical capabilities and endurance

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Spiritual health is achieved when a person can find a

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balance between their life values, goals, and belief systems and those of others

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Spirituality offers a sense of

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intrapersonal, interpersonal, and transpersonal connectedness

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Relieving Symptoms and Suffering

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performing nursing actions that give a patient comfort, dignity, respect, and peace
providing comfort and support
creating an environment that soothes and heals the mind, body, and spirit
comforting through a listening, nonjudgmental, caring presence

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The Challenges of Caring

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task oriented biomedical model (document)
institutional demands
time constraints (time management)
reliance on technology, cost-effective strategies, and standardized work processes

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If healthcare is to make a positive difference in patients’ lives, health care must be made more

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holistic and humanistic

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Caring KEY Points

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caring is specific and relational for each nurse-patient encounter
caring involves a mutual give and take
caring involves “being there” and “being with” patients
touch
listening
truly knowing the patient

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Family Durability

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system of support and structure within a family that extends beyond the walls of a household

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Family Resiliency

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ability to cope with expected and unexpected stressors

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Family Diversity

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uniqueness of each family unit

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Concept of Family

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families represent more than a set of individuals
a family is more than a sum of its individual members
families are diverse

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Definition: What is a Family?

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defined by biologically, legally, or as a social network with personally constructed ties and ideologies

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What are Family Forms?

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nuclear family
extended family
single parent family
blended family
alternative family

23
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What are current trends in families?

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people are marrying later
women are delaying childbirth
couples are having fewer children or none at all
remarriage results in blended families
single parent families are stabilizing
more people are living alone
adolescent pregnancy is an increasing concern
many homosexual couples are family units
America is aging
more grandparents are raising their grandchildren

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Changing Economic Status

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inadequate health insurance coverage
increasing number of children living below poverty level

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Homelessness

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families with children

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Domestic Violence

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occurs across all social classes
long term physical and emotional consequences

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Impact of Illness and Injury

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acute/chronic illness
trauma
end-of-life care

EDUCATION IS KEY TO LOWER FAMILY STRESS

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Approaches to Family Nursing: Attributes of Families

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structure: the ongoing membership of the family and the pattern of relationships
function: what family does

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Approaches to Family Nursing: Family Health

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many factors influence health
class and ethnicity produce different access to the healthcare system
the family’s beliefs, values, and practices influence health behaviors

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Approaches to Family Nursing: Genetic Factors

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heredity or genetic susceptibility does not guarantee the actual development of disease
knowing the risks allows families to make informed choices

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Nursing Process for the Family: Assessing the Needs of a Family

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cultural aspects
discharge planning
family focused care

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Nursing Process for the Family: Nursing Diagnosis

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identify actual and at-risk nursing diagnosis

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Nursing Process for the Family: Planning Care

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plan care that members clearly understand and agree to follow
set goals and outcomes
collaborate with other disciplines
support communication among family members

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Implementing Family Centered Care: Family Caregiving

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the routine provision of services and personal care activities for a family member by spouses, siblings, friends, or parents

activities include finding resources, providing personal care, monitoring complications or side effects, etc..

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Implementing Family Centered Care: Family Caregiving: Health Promotion

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choose health promotion behaviors that are tied to the family’s developmental stage
help the family focus their strength instead of problems and weaknesses
refer families to health promotion programs that meet their needs

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Implementing Family Centered Care: Family Caregiving: Acute Care

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be aware of the implication of early discharge from a hospital for patients and their families
help the family identify methods to maintain open lines of communication with you and the healthcare team

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Implementing Family Centered Care: Family Caregiving: Restorative and Continuing Care

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try to maintain patients’ functional abilities within the context of the family

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Caring for Families KEY Points

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family members influence one another’s health beliefs, practices, and status
the concept of family is highly individual
measures of family health involve more than a summary of individual members’ health
cultural sensitivity is vital to family nursing
family care giving is vital to family nursing

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