Chapter 6 - Midterm Exam

Question 1

Caring - def

Answer 1

an intentional human action characterized by commitment and a sufficient level of knowledge and skill to allow you to support the basic integrity of your client.

Question 2

Empowerment - def

Answer 2

Assisting the client to take charge of his own life.

Question 3

Empathy - def

Answer 3

the ability to be sensitive to and communicate understanding of the client’s feelings.

Question 4

Mutuality - def

Answer 4

basically means that the nurse and the client agree on the client’s health problems and the means for resolving them. Both parties are committed to making it work!

Question 5

Anxiety - def

Answer 5

a vague, persistent feeling of impending doom.

Question 6

Stereotypcing - def

Answer 6

the process of attributing characteristics to a group of people as though all persons in the identified group possessed them. An example could be a distrust of the father’s ability to care for a child!

Question 7

Personal space - def

Answer 7

an invisible boundary around an individual.

Question 8

Proxemics - def

Answer 8

the study of an individual’s use of space.