The nurse on a busy medical-surgical floor contacts a social worker requesting a home care referral prior to a patient's discharge. This action is best illustrated by which of Swanson's Five Caring Processes?
a. Enabling
b. Knowing
c. Doing For
d. Being with
e. Maintaining Belief
ANS: A
Advocating for a patient's post-hospitalization care is an enabling process. Enabling also includes informing, anticipating, and preparing for the future. Swanson's Five Caring Processes also include maintaining belief, knowing, being with, and doing for.
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