In describing what it means to be a nurse, a student tells friends and family that caring in nursing

Question

a. only includes using nonscientific methods when choosing appropriate interventions.
b. is easy to teach by experienced mentors for whom it comes naturally.
c. is overlooked when judging a student's clinical performance.
d. means much more than physically caring for someone's needs.

Answer 1

D
Caring implies physical care, concern for the whole person, commitment to the common good, and outreach to vulnerable persons, according to the National League for Nursing.
Caring involves devotion to the nurse's clients, as well as using science and expertise in the relationship.
Caring is not easy to teach; it involves compassion and empathy and seeing appropriate emotions in the student in response to the patient's pain and suffering.
The ability to demonstrate caring is—and should be—evaluated in clinical evaluations.