What is the term used by Florence Nightingale that is similar to Watson's transpersonal caring?
1.
Patient-centered care
2.
Holistic nursing care
3.
Spiritual care
4.
Transcultural care
ANS: 2
Nightingale talked about holistic care, providing care for the physical, spiritual, and psychological needs of patients, and seeing them not as a diagnosis but as unique individuals.
You might also like to view...
A nurse needs to administer an intradermal injection to a client. Which of the following is the most common site for administering an intradermal injection?
A) Forearm B) Chest C) Back D) Stomach
The primary clinical manifestation of hyperparathyroidism is
a. hypocalcemia. b. hypercalcemia. c. hypoglycemia. d. hyperglycemia.
A patient is being treated for an aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) that occurred 10 days ago
The nurse recognizes that the patient is at risk for decreased cerebral blood flow and is especially concerned when which assessments are made? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. The patient seems unable to verbalize needs. 2. The patient has difficulty starting the flow of urine. 3. The patient reports a stiff neck. 4. The patient has a temperature of 101°F. 5. The patient has unequal but reactive pupils.
The nurse would observe a depressed and anxious client frequently, because this client is experiencing which of the following types of factors that raise the risk for injury?
1. biochemical 2. physical 3. psychological 4. environmental