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

Caring in nursing with caring in universal, swanson, benner, leininger and caring relation.

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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