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Caring in Nursing Practices Flashcards

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Caring

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universal phenomenon that influences the way we think, feel, and behave
-studied since Florence Nightingale

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

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caring

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Summary of Nursing Theorists’ views

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common themes: central to patient-centered and promotes healing/wholeness (essential human need)
highly relational
valuable when assessing pt. perceptions of being cared for multicultural environment
enabling = aspect of the caring
context of pt. illness helps chose and individualize interventions to help pt

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Pt. Perspective of Caring

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-connecting with pt and family
-being present
-respect values, beliefs, and choices

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Ethics of Caring

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-ethically appropriate with pt relationship
-professional nurses make decisions solely on intellectual or analytical principles
-center of decision-making
-always pt. advocate

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Caring in Practice

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when dealing with illness, the ability to care for and develop those behaviors
-give and receive
-the importance of self-care
-care for colleagues and care for them

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Providing prescence through

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

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What do you need before even touching a pt?

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consent

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Touching provides ________ and creates a __________.

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comfort; connection

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Different types of connections

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noncontact
contact
task-oriented
caring
protective

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Listening creates

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creates trust
opens line of communication
creates mutual relationship

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Knowing the Pt.

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develops over time
core process of clinical decision-making

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Aspects of knowing the pt

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

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Spiritual Caring

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achieved when a person can find a balance between his life values, goals, and belief systems and those of others

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Spirituality offers a sense of _______, ________, ______________ connectedness

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intrapersonal
interpersonal
transpersonal

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Relieving Signs and Symptoms

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-performing caring nursing actions that give a pt comfort, dignity, respect, and peace
-providing necessary comfort and support measures to the family or significant other
-create physical pt care. the environment that soothes, and heals the mind, body, and spirit
-comforting through listening, nonjudgmental, and caring presence

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Challenges of Family Caring

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

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Family caring develops a _________ difference in a patient’s lives, healthcare, is more holistic and humanistic.

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positive

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Key Points for Caring

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specific and relational for nurse-pt encounter
mutual give and take
“being there and being with pts”
touch
listening
truly knowing pts

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Durability

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

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Resiliency

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ability to cope with expected and unexpected stressors

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Diversity

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the uniqueness of each family unit

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Concept of Family

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

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What is a family?

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

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T/F: No true families are alike, each has its strengths, weaknesses, resources, and challenges.

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True

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Nuclear families

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a couple and their dependent children, regarded as a basic social unit

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Extended families

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a family that extends beyond the nuclear family, including grandparents, aunts, uncles, and other relatives, who all live nearby or in one household.

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Single-Parent families

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One parent with dependent children
-now becoming stabilized

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Blended families

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family consisting of a couple and their children from this and all previous relationships.
-remarriage

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Alternative families

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same sex
adoption
foster

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What are some trends of families in 2022?

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-Marrying later
-women delay childbirth
-adolescent pregnancy increased
-couples are having fewer children or none at all
-more people live alone
-many homosexual couples are family units
-more grandparents raising grandchildren
-homelessness of families with children
-domestic violence across all social classes (long-term physical and emotional consequences)
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Changing economic status due to

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inadequate health insurance coverage
increase the number of children living below the poverty levels

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Structure of families

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ongoing membership of the family and the pattern of relationship

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T/F: America is aging.

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True

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Levels of Developmental Stages
- McGoldrick and Carter family life cycle -

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infant
toddler
adolescent
unattached young adult
marriage
- with young children
- with adolescents
- with young adults
- w/o children
later in life

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Family and health

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

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Genetic Factors in Families are

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hereditary and susceptibility does not actually guarantee the actual development of disease
-risk allows a family to make informed choices

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Access needs of families

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cultural aspects
discharge planning
family-focused care

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Plan Care

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-understand clearly and agree to follow
-set goals and outcomes that are realistic, compatible with the family’s developmental stage, and acceptable to family members and their lifestyles
-collaborate with other disciples
-support communication among family members

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Implement family-centered care

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routine provision of services and personal care activities for a family member by spouses, siblings, friends, or parents
-include resources, personal care, monitor complaints/side effects, ADLs, emotional support, and decision-making

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Health Promotion

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-tie in with the family’s developmental stage
-help the family focus on their strengths instead of problems and weaknesses
-refer to programs for needs

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Acute Care

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

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Restorative and Continued Care

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try to maintain pt’s functional abilities within context of families

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Key Points of Family

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-influence on one’s beliefs, practices, and status
-highly individualized
-more than a summary of individual health
-cultural sensitivity
-interactive process

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