The nurse assists the patient with a bath in the morning because the patient has a cast on one hand and an intravenous line in the other. The nurse could be basing care on the philosophy of
a. Henderson.
b. Nightingale.
c. Roy.
d. Watson.
ANS: A
A
Henderson identified 14 basic needs as a general focus for patient care. She proposed that these needs shaped the fundamental elements of nursing care. One of these needs is to keep the body clean, and the nurse is assisting the patient to meet this need because the patient is unable to perform the function alone.
B
Nightingale believed that the health of patients was related to their environment. She recognized the importance of clean air and water, adequate ventilation and sunlight, a balanced diet, and cleanliness.
C
Roy focused on the individual as a biopsychosocial adaptive system and described nursing as a humanistic discipline that emphasized the person's adaptive abilities.
D
Watson's carative factors guide nurses who use transpersonal caring in practice. She believes that nurses have the responsibility for creating and maintaining an environment supporting human caring while recognizing and providing for patients' primary human requirements.
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