The nurse is caring for a patient with a terminal disease. The nurse sits down and lightly touches the patient's hand. Which technique is the nurse using?
a. "Doing for"
b. Establishing presence
c. Offering transcendence
d. Providing health promotion
ANS: B
Establishing presence by sitting with a patient to attentively listen to his or her feelings and situation, talking with the patient, crying with the patient, and simply offering time are powerful spiritual care approaches. Benner explains that presence involves "being with" a patient versus "doing for" a patient. Transcendence is the belief that a force outside of and greater than the person exists beyond the material world. In settings where health promotion activities occur, patients often need information, counseling, and guidance to make the necessary choices to remain healthy.
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