Chapter 7 CNP Flashcards
Care in Nursing Practice
It is an interaction of mutual respect and trust
Caring
Refers to the ideals of right and wrong behavior
“ethic”
It is concerned with relationships between people and with a nurse’s character and attitude towards others
Ethic of care
One of those human behaviors that we can give and receive
caring
it is a person-to-person encounter conveying a closeness and sense of caring
Providing presence
Involves “being there” and “being with”
Presence
It is the connectedness between a nurse and a patient
Nursing presence
Strengthens your ability to provide effective patient-centered care.
establishing presence
it provides comfort, creates a connection, conveys many messages, it must be used with discretion
touch
Necessary for meaningful interactions with patients
Listening
Leads to knowing and responding to what really matters to a patient and family
True listening
To listen effectively you need to:
silence yourself and listen with an open mind
Through ______ you begin to truly know your patients and what is important to them
active listening
The core of clinical decision making and patient-centered care
Knowing the patient
two elements that facilitate knowing:
-continuity of care
-clinical expertise
Factors of knowing include:
-Time
-Continuity of care
-Teamwork of the nursing staff
-Trust
-Experience
(TCTTE)
It is achieved when a person can find balance between his life values, goals, and belief symptoms and those of others
Spiritual health
It offers a sense of intrapersonal, interpersonal, and transpersonal connectedness
Spirituality
Caring for an individual includes a person’s family
Family care
Health care must become more ____and ____
holistic and humanistic
