Caring Basics
What is Caring?
This is the act of assisting and supporting a client.
What is the pre-interaction phase?
This phase begins from the moment the nurse receives the assignment.
What is the Orientation Phase?
This phase involves contact, introduction and acceptance.
What is the termination Phase?
The termination phase is the final phase of the caring relationship.
Name one barrier that can affect the orientation phase.
Anxiety
What are the qualities of a caring person?
A caring person should be sympathetic, empathetic and compassionate.
During the pre-interaction phase the nurse.....
....prepares to meet the patient
What happens during the orientation phase?
During this phase, the nurse and patient establish an agreement or pact.
Name one situation in which a caring relationship may end.
Discharge, transfer or improvement of the client
The barrier that occurs when a nurse fears becoming unnecessarily close to a patient is known as _____.
Fear of excessive closeness
What are compassion, interest and concern?
According to Leininger (2006), caring involves these three feelings.
What is secondary data collection?
Collecting information about a patient from existing records is an example of this type of data collection.
This phase focuses on building a harmonious relationship to achieve set goals.
Working Phase
Termination should be based on this type of agreement.
Mutual Agreement
Name one way nurses can overcome barriers in the working phase.
Seek supervisor advice or participate in peer discussions
Who is Hildegard Peplau?
A famous nursing theorist who developed the theory on interpersonal relationships in 1952. She lived from 1909 to 1999.
What is psychosocial preparation?
Getting yourself mentally and emotionally ready to meet a patient.
During the working phase, the nurse helps the client identify ____ and _____.
Problems and needs
Name two feelings or behaviours a patient may experience during termination.
Sadness and aggression
A nurse withdraws from a patient because of her own anxiety. This is a barrier to which phase?
Termination phase
What is a "Caring Relationship"?
A sustained relationship showing positive attitudes and reciprocity between two people (the care giver and the cared for).
Name the two major areas of preparation involved in the pre-interaction phase.
Physical and psychosocial preparation
Name two ways the nurse can help the client develop during the working phase.
Developing coping strategies and identifying support systems
What three tasks nurses should complete during the termination phase.
End the relationship therapeutically, review feelings and evaluate goals of care
A discharged patient visits the nurse seeking further intervention. What should the nurse do?
Refer the client to a superior.