Fundamentals of Nursing, 9e
Fundamentals of Nursing, 9e
9th Edition
ISBN: 9780323327404
Author: Patricia A. Potter RN MSN PhD FAAN, Anne Griffin Perry RN EdD FAAN, Patricia Stockert RN BSN MS PhD, Amy Hall RN BSN MS PhD CNE
Publisher: Elsevier Science
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The central of nursing practice is caring. Caring helps to maintain the philosophical and ethical roots of the profession. It is the ability of the nurse to work with people in a therapeutic as well as a respectful way. It is a person to person encounter that involves “being with” and “being there” for the patients during their illnesses. It is a type of gentle performance and skillful procedure that conveys the security to the patient from the nurse. Caring process in the nursing practice includes providing presence, listening, and offering a caring touch to the patient. Spiritual caring is the response to the belief systems of the patient.

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