A mountain climber in his early 30s with a love for the outdoors became critically ill with pancreatic cancer. The client states to the nurse, "I want to die outdoors where I can see the mountains."
The nurse takes the client to an outdoor patio that overlooks open space and the distant mountains. The nurse is applying the carative factor of "Engaging in creative, individualized problem-solving caring processes." This action exemplifies which theory of caring in nursing?
A) Roach's Theory of Caring as the Human Mode of Being
B) Benner and Wrubel's Theory of Caring
C) Leininger's Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality
D) Watson's Theory of Human Care
Answer: D
The nurse's care reflects one of the carative factors identified by theorist Jean Watson in her Theory of Human Caring identified as "Engaging in creative, individualized problem-solving caring processes." The nurse's care for this client in his final hours was indeed creative and reflected unparalleled problem solving.
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