Chapter 25: Caring Flashcards
Sharing deep and genuine concern about the welfare of another person
- being with
Art of nursing and dimension of human relating
Caring
Milton Mayeroff:
- to care for another person is to help him grow and actuality himself.
Knowing: means understanding the others needs and how to respond.
Alternative rhythms: signifies moving back and forth between immediate and long term means of behavior
Patience: allows others to grow in own time.
Honesty: awareness and openness to ones own feelings in caring for the other.
Trust: letting go to allow the other to grow in own way
Humility: acknowledging that there is always more to learn.
Hope: belief in the possibility of the others growth.
Courage: sense of going into the unknown.
Types of Knowledge:
Laws and theories
- purpose of describing, explaining, and predicting phenomena
- factual/concrete
(Anatomy, chemistry to theories)
Types of Knowledge: Empirical
Types of Knowledge:
Knowing, encountering, and actualizing in the concrete, individual self.
- promotes wholeness and integrity in the personal encounter
- achieves engagement rather than detachment
Types of Knowledge: Personal
Types of Knowledge:
Focus on obligation or what ought to be done
- right and wrong
Types of Knowledge: Ethical
Types of Knowledge:
Art of nursing. Creativity and style in meeting the needs of clients.
- empathy, sensitivity, compassion, holism
- care is effective and satisfying
Types of Knowledge: Aesthetic
Caring for Self
Multiple commitments Self care is important Nutrition Activity and exercise Recreation Avoiding unhealthy patterns Mind-Body Therapies
