UNIT XII. NURSING CORE VALUES AS A COMMUNITY HEALTH NURS Flashcards
is a unique bio-psycho-socio-cultural and spiritual being, always in constant
interaction with the environment.
person
can mean either love for God or love by God. Love for God (philotheia)
is associated with the concepts of worship, and devotions towards God.
Love of God
Love for God
(philotheia)
Florence Nightingale (1860) defined nursing as having “charge of the personal
health of somebody…and what nursing has to do…is to put the patient in the best
condition for nature to act upon him.” In one way or another, this definition of nursing
has remained the same. And at the very core of the nursing practice is the act of caring.
Caring is the core of nursing
is “a feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others; showing or having compassion”
Caring
). is a feeling that also requires
action.
Caring
as a foundational value for nursing
caring
The 5 Cs of caring
commitment,
conscience, competence, compassion, and confidence
Dedicated to going above and beyond normally expected
behaviors.
Commitment
-Pledging to uphold strong values
Commitment
-Career commitment to life-long learning that will enhance the
level of care delivered to patients
Commitment
-Sense of moral responsibility resulting from a strong conscience.
Conscience
-Working consistently on another’s behalf and “representing the
concerns of the patient.”
Conscience
-Continued to focus on empathy and putting yourself in the
patient’s shoes
Conscience
-Consistently arriving to work on time
Competence