Author Question: A nurse is evaluating how care is delivered at various hospitals. In the process, the nurse is able ... (Read 34 times)

colton · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

A nurse is evaluating how care is delivered at various hospitals. In the process, the nurse is able to identify a facility where caring in the emergency department is perceived differently than caring in the rehabilitation unit.

This type of example reflects whose theory of caring?
1. Leininger
2. Ray
3. Roach
4. Boykin and Schoenhofer

Question 2

According to Leininger's theory of cultural congruent care, which of the following characterize the way that care should be provided? (Select all that apply.)

1. Care should be influenced by the organizational structure.
2. The client's familiar lifeways are preserved.
3. Accommodations should be satisfying to clients.
4. Nursing care must be repatterned to help the client move toward wellness.

sylvia · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 2
Rationale: Ray's theory of bureaucratic caring suggests that caring in nursing is contextual and is influenced by the organizational structure. Each unit had its own specific meaning of caring and how it was influenced. Leininger's theory is focused on cultural congruency. Roach focuses on the philosophical concept of caring and proposes that caring is the human mode of being. Boykin and Schoenhofer's theory suggests that caring is a lifelong process, lived moment to moment by the nurse and constantly unfolding.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 2,3,4
Rationale: Along with these three specifics, Leininger defines care as assisting, supporting, or enabling one another or a group with evident or anticipated needs to improve life. Care influenced by organizational structure is in line with Ray's theory of bureaucratic caring.