Answer to Question 1
Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: Swanson defines caring as a nurturing way of relating to a valued other toward whom one feels a personal sense of commitment and responsibility.
Rationale 2: Watson views caring as the essence and moral ideal of nursing.
Rationale 3: Roach identifies caring as a philosophical concept and proposes that caring is the human mode of being.
Rationale 4: Benner describes caring as the essence of excellence in nursing.
Answer to Question 2
Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: Compassion is being aware of one's relationship to others; sharing their joys, sorrows, pain, and accomplishments; and participating in the experience of another. The nurse exemplifies this by staying until the delivery is over and the birth is accomplished.
Rationale 2: Competence is having the knowledge, skills, energy, experience, and motivation to respond adequately to others, within the demands of the professional responsibilities.
Rationale 3: Confidence is the quality that fosters trusting relationships. It is comfort with self, patient, and family.
Rationale 4: Conscience is focused on morals, ethics, and an informed sense of right and wrong. Awareness of personal responsibility is part of conscience.
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