Caring in Nursing: Theory of Caring Swanson, Slides of Nursing

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Caring in Nursing

Caring is Universal

• Influences the way people think, feel and act
• Many nursing theorists have tired to “define” caring – Nightingale was first
• Caring is the heart of nursing

Benner, con’t.

• Defines health as a state of being
  • Individualized by one’s
    • Values
    • Personality
    • Lifestyle
  • Treatment for illness is worthless if not applied to the individual

Leininger (Transcultural)

• Caring is the essence of Nursing – it is a distinguishing characteristic
• Purpose of care is to assist the individual toward improvement in condition
• Caring is
  • Nurturing
  • Dependent on needs of individual
  • Must reflect the patient’s own culture

Swanson

• Caring is has 5 dimensions
  • Knowing
  • Being with
  • Doing for
  • Enabling
  • Maintaing belief
• Caring is central to nursing
• Theory can be applied to clinical setting

Caring is Relational

• Patients value nurse Effectiveness
  • Ability to perform tasks
• Also value nurse Affect
  • Attitude or demeanor while performing the tasks
• Patients are more willing to participate if they sense that they are cared about

Expressions of Care

• Spiritual
  • Being aware of & honoring patient’s beliefs
• Presence
  • Being there
    • Physically present
    • Demonstrating understanding
  • Being with
    • Sharing oneself

• Touch
  • Skin-to-skin
  • Eye contact (nonverbal)
  • Protective – to prevent injury
• Listening
  • Taking in patient information
  • Interpreting what has been taken in