The nurse working on an acute psychiatric unit learns that a ...

[jerry coleman]

The nurse working on an acute psychiatric unit learns that a client with bipolar disorder is being admitted and says to a coworker, We better be ready for a busy night. This nurse is exemplifying which process of Swanson's theory of caring?
 
  1. Knowing
  2. Being with
  3. Doing for
  4. Enabling

Question 2

The nurse is working in the school system with a group of students who are struggling with the death of a classmate. The nurse encourages the students to talk about their friend, bring pictures, and share memories with each other.
 
  The nurse also invites the deceased's family members to come to the school and visit with their child's classmates. This nurse is working in which of Swanson's processes?
  1. Knowing
  2. Being with
  3. Doing for
  4. Enabling

[mbcrismon]

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: Knowing, according to Swanson, is striving to understand an event as it has meaning in the life of the other. A subdimension of this process is avoiding assumptions. The nurse in this situation made an assumption about clients with bipolar disorder.
Rationale 2: Being with is being emotionally present to another person.
Rationale 3: Doing for is providing for others as they would do for themselves if it were possible.
Rationale 4: Enabling is facilitating the other's passage through life transitions and unfamiliar events.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: Knowing is striving to understand an event as it has meaning in the life of the other. If this were the case in this situation, the nurse would be asking the students to explain what they are going through, or what it feels like to lose a friend.
Rationale 2: Being with is being emotionally present to the other.
Rationale 3: Doing for is providing for others as they would do for themselves if it were possible.
Rationale 4: Enabling is facilitating the other's passage through life transitions and unfamiliar events. Being supportive of the students and encouraging them to share and talk about their friend is allowing them to move through the grief process. Enabling also includes supporting, assisting, guiding, and validating.