Mr. Smith is an 86-year-old resident in your retirement community
As the nurse, you have assisted him with his transition from his home, arranged Meals on Wheels, given him a list of local physicians, and made arrangements for the community Welcome Wagon to visit him. This is referred to as
a. Micromanaging the client
b. Transpersonal caring
c. Environmental management
d. Hospice
B
Dr. Jean Watson, author of "The Science of Human Caring," refers to transpersonal caring as a holistic approach on caring about all aspects of the person's life.
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