NR 500 Week 2: Caring Concepts in Nursing
NR 500 Week 2: Caring Concepts in Nursing
Caring is a human way of interacting with patients that demonstrates sincere care and concern for patients simply because they are human beings (Paulson DS 2004). Caring can be to make somebody entrusted to you feel happy. This is different from taking care of patient which is emphasizes objective, professional care, such as the medical and psychological aspects of nursing. According to Adams, caring reflects a high regard for them as a human being one worthy of utmost respect and dignity. Caring is perceived as a necessity in how nurses assist patients on the continuum of illness to wellness, it become woven together theme and even same with nursing itself (Adams 2016)
I will like to define holistic nursing as i have defined caring in nursing above before i continue. Holistic nursing is caring for the person as a whole not just the patient sickness. I will apply the principles of caring and holistic nursing in my future professional practice as FNP by dealing with my patients as human, without bias in cultural, race, social status, and gender.
I will like to address and apply physical pain and exhaustion of the condition and its treatment of my patient. does the patient have family member/friend who can provide emotional support and day-to-day help such as performing important task as cooking, shopping, bathing. Do they have transportation to medical appointments, pharmacies or other health services. Financial problems, from health insurance to payments for medications, or paying household bills, do they have a place to live when discharged. How are the loved ones and family are coping with the situation. Behavioural change to minimize the progression on the disease like exercise, proper diet, and smoking (Carolyn 2014).
Caring is a human way of interacting with patients that demonstrates sincere care and concern for patients simply because they are human beings. As an FNP, I will care for my patients by seeing them as human without bias. Approach my patients treating the whole body and not just the diagnosis.
Adams, L. Y. (2016). The conundrum of caring in nursing. International Journal of Caring Sciences, 9(1), 1-8.
Carolyn Thomas. (2014). Caring for the Whole Patient. http://www.cfah.org/blog/ 2014/caring-for-the-whole-patient.
Paulson DS. (2004). Taking care of patients and caring for patients are not the same. AORN J ;79(2):359-62, 365-6. PMID: 15002832.
The act of sincere caring in health care is unbias and takes into consideration the patient’s cultural and spiritualty needs. As a FNP when assessing a patient; it is important not to treat individuals differently or base an assessment on stereotypes. Discrimination may occur in the form of race, ethnic background, gender, sex, sexual orientation, and/or age. I a society where everyone looks to stand out and be different, being nonjudgmental and open to cultural diversity will allow your assessment to depict the patient’s true reason for seeking medical care and allow for patient teaching and outcomes to be effective. As a health care provider, it is also important to recognize your own bias views and work towards self-improvement. Patients can sense when health care delivery is done in an uncaring manner. Human and eye contact is not made; and the true sense of compassion, commitment to excellence, and achieving that “caring moment” is miss. In our reading Drahosova and Jarosova (2016) identified caring behaviors as attentiveness to patients, communicating openly and honestly, providing dignity, respect, and comfort; and connecting with patient and families. Chamberlain’s also recognizes the need to establish caring into practice by using the Person -Centred Care Nursing Framework. This framework places the person-centred outcomes in the center; and for the deliver of care to be effective, one must work from the outer to the core: work with patient’s beliefs and values, engagement, share decision making, having sympathetic presence, providing holistic care. Therefore, to effective provide care for a patient the patient’s holistic being most first be address.
I enjoyed reading your discussion on the concept of caring in nursing. Holistic care is the epitome of whole care of an individual’s mind, body, and soul. Nurses who deliver the best holistic care are the ones who are grounded in their own well-being and those who can find it within themselves to deliver authentic care that is in the present moment. Creating a trusting relationship with a patient upon initial encounter can be acquired through genuine interactions. As a pediatric OR nurse, establishing the trust of the patient and their parents at the start will lessen the fear that the child will inevitably feel upon transport into the OR suite and away from mom or dad. A few comments I like to make during these times are, “I will treat your child like my own” or “you are the star of our show tonight, everyone here wants to help you feel better.” Taking the time to explain what is happening on the level of understanding for the patient and family is also very important. It is through a calm, gentle demeanor and purposeful words and actions that often times sets an individual at ease, thus reflecting the beginnings of a therapeutic, caring relationship between nurse and patient.
I too am following the nurse educator track. An important component to the caring, healing environment is the ability for leadership to support the patient care goals and the time needed for the nursing staff to invest in them (Norman, V., Rossillo. K., & Skelton, K. 2016). As educators, we will be able to advance caring models through education, role modeling, and reinforcement of the art and science of caring in nursing to other nurses around us. Helping nurses grow and understand how important personalized, authentic care is to the whole healing of their patients will create a positive experience for the patient, nurse, and healthcare institution. As nurses are subjected to multiple stimuli, many times all at once, priority of care can sometimes lessen their ability to provide the quality of caring they desire (Norman, V., Rossillo. K., & Skelton, K. 2016). A nurse educator can be instrumental in teaching ways for the nurse to center his or herself, improve time management and multi-tasking, and be present in the moment for each and every individual patient.
Norman, V., Rossillo, K., & Skelton, K. (2016). Creating healing environments
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