A nurse is using Watson's model to provide care to patients. Which carative factor will the nurse use?
a. Maintaining belief
b. Instilling faith-hope
c. Maintaining ethics
d. Instilling values
ANS: B
Watson has 10 carative factors, one of which is instilling faith-hope. Maintaining belief is a caring process of Swanson's theory. Ethics and values are important in caring but they are not examples of Watson's carative factors.
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