The nurse knows that according to Benner, caring is defined as a:

Question

1. New consciousness and moral idea
2. Nurturing way of relating to a valued other
3. Person, event, project, or thing that matters to a person
4. Central, unifying, and dominant domain necessary for health and survival

Answer 1

ANS: 3
According to Benner, caring means that persons, events, projects, and things matter to people.
Watson defines caring as a new consciousness and moral idea.
Swanson defines caring as a nurturing way of relating to a valued other toward whom one feels a personal sense of commitment and responsibility.
According to Leininger, caring is the central, unifying, and dominant domain distinguishing nursing from other health disciplines and is necessary for the health and survival of all individu-als.