Nurs 1290 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Nursing attributes – 1. Caring 2. Communication skills 3. Emotional stability 4. Empathy 5. Critical thinking 6. Attention to detail Humanistic framework - valuing the individual in the context of humanity, environment, and health gives meaning to humanistic nursing practice. 4 aspects of nursing – Humanity Environment Health Valuing Humanity - a unique human being, functioning as an integrated whole, reflecting bio-psycho-socio-cultural dimensions Environment - sum total of ...

Attributes of a good nurse (Ans- 1) Caring ~ "too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around" -Leo Buscaglia 2) Communication skills ~ the ability to speak and listen well A) Use language to clearly communicate a lot of information B) Pertinent to nursing care C) Nurses are never focused on irrelevant or trivial information 3) Emotional...

NURS 1290 Midterm Exam – Q’s & A’s

Humanistic Nursing Framework 4 key concepts - valuing, humanity, health, environment what does valuing mean? - Holding in high esteem the inherent worth and dignity of all individuals. What does humanity mean? - A unique human being, functioning as an integrated whole, reflecting bio-psycho-socio-cultural dimensions. what does Health mean? - A dynamic state of bio-psycho-socio-cultural well-being. What does Environment mean? - The sum of all internal and external dimensions that infl...