OR ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING
CHAPTER2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
§CARING - ANSWER §Caring is the essence of being human
§Nursing is a deeply human relationship
§Thus, caring is the essence of nursing
§Caring and Nursing - ANSWER §Caring expressed in nursing—including advanced practice nursing—is
the intentional and authentic presence of the nurse with another who is recognized as a person who is
living caring and growing in caring
§Caring and Human Service Disciplines - ANSWER §All human service disciplines are based on caring
§Nursing, however, is unique in that caring is what most directly characterizes nursing's knowledge base
and service
§Medicine - ANSWER In medicine the fundamental commitment to caring is directly characterized in the
Dx and Rx of human structural and functional problems, usually characterized in physical terms
APRN Practice - ANSWER §Draws on and transforms characteristic medical ways of practice for nursing
purposes
§Specialized opportunities for creating situations of care that call forth specialized patterns of caring
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Caring Is the MATRIX - ANSWER §The "stuff" within which the APRN-patient relationship is brought to life
§Knowing another as a caring person requires a commitment to entering into the world of the nursed
with the explicit intention of knowing that person individually and uniquely
§Generalized Patterns of Caring - ANSWER §As delineated in the Circle of Caring Model
•Courage