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The nurse is admitting a patient who will be having elective surgery. The nurse spends over an hour asking the patient questions as part of the admission process. What is the nurse's primary reason for doing this?
 
  a. It is hospital protocol and part of the admission process.
  b. The nurse is trying to make the patient more comfortable.
  c. This will help the nurse provide better care for the patient.
  d. The nurse needs the time to give a detailed description of what to expect.

Question 2

In trying to determine patients' perception of caring, several studies have suggested that
 
  a. The nurse's effectiveness in performing tasks defines her profession.
  b. The affective dimension of nursing care is of primary importance.
  c. All patients have the same needs and similar personalities.
  d. Patients value both task performance and the affective dimension of nursing.



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Answer to Question 1

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Focusing on building a relationship that allows the nurse to learn what is important to the patient helps the nurse to identify a patient's unique perceptions and expectations. Knowing who patients are helps the nurse select caring approaches that are most appropriate to patients' needs. Learning what is important to patients may determine how much description is needed.

Answer to Question 2

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Patients continue to value nurses' effectiveness in performing tasks, but clearly patients value the affective dimension of nursing care. All patients are unique; however, understanding common behaviors that patients associate with caring helps the nurse learn to express caring in practice.





 

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