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lracut11 · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

The nurse knows that a key element in Leininger's theory of caring is that it includes:

1. Five categories of caring
2. Connectedness with others
3. Transcultural perspectives
4. Spiritual dimensions and healing

Question 2

A client with chronic respiratory problems tells the nurse, I haven't felt this good in a long time. The nurse realizes that the statement most reflects the client's:

1. Willingness to share his feelings
2. Acceptance of his physical limitations
3. Personal definition of his individual health
4. Acknowledgment of his chronic health problems

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

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 3
A key element of Leininger's theory is transcultural perspectives. Leininger stresses that even though human caring is a universal phenomenon, the expressions, processes, and patterns of car-ing vary among cultures.
Swanson's theory describes caring as consisting of five categories or processes.
Being connected with others is a key element of Benner and Wrubel's theory.
A key element in Watson's theory is spiritual dimensions and healing.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 3
Health is a state of being that people define in relation to their own values, personality, and life-style.
While this is an example of the client's willingness to share his feelings, its primary significance is its expression of his personal definition of health as it relates to himself.
Although the statement does allude to the client's impaired physical health, its primary signifi-cance is its expression of his personal definition of health as it relates to himself.
While the statement does allude to the client's impaired physical health, its primary significance is its expression of his personal definition of health as it relates to himself.