Term
| List the 7 Barriers to Caring |
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Definition
1. Increased patient load
2. Increased patient acuity
3. Increased technology
4. Increased regulations within healthcare
5. Decreased time with patients
6. Decreased attention on patient as individual
7. Decreased time with patients family/support system |
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Term
| List 4 values of Caring Interactions |
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Definition
1. Positive eye contact- non hurried approach to care, listening, and positive tone
2. Compassion- provide comfort to a patient physically, emotionally and spiritually
3. Knowing the patient- empower and educate the patient. Advocate for their needs and wishes
4. Competence- interpersonal skills DO NOT replace the need for nurses to have the necessary knowledge and skills to provide high quality care |
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Term
| **Discuss the meaning of caring** |
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Definition
Caring is the central focus of nursing; it is more difficult in todays fast paced health care.
The legalities of health care has made the appearance of caring missing to the client. Technology has made some tasks easier but has increased the time away from the patient. So make it a point to find ways to ensure that caring and compassion are still a central part of your nursing practice. |
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Term
| **Discuss the role that caring plays in building a nurse-patient relationship** |
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Definition
| Without caring, the nurse-patient relationship would not be a good one. So caring plays a huge role in making the patient feel that they can trust to with their lives in order to make them well again and get them home |
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Term
| **Describe how nurses demonstrate caring in practice** |
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Definition
| They demonstrate caring by providing a presence through making eye contact, body language, tone of voice listening, a positive and encouraging attitude and cultural appropriateness |
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