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    Caring Behaviors for Nurses
    Dani Smith
    Dixie State University













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    Caring Behaviors for Nurses

    What does it mean for a nurse to care? To some, caring is the core value that led them to
    becoming a nurse. The difference between a nurse who has caring behaviors and a nurse who
    doesnt is what really separates out the extraordinary nurses from the others. According to
    Brunton and Beaman (2000) some of the most important caring behaviors are appreciating the
    patient as a human being, showing respect for the patient, being sensitive to the patient, talking
    with the patient, treating patient information confidentially, treating the patient as an individual,
    and listening attentively to the patient.
    An example of caring behavior that I have seen personally took place at my workplace at
    the Veterans Home. I was working as certified nursing assistant (CNA) at the time, and was
    working with a wonderful nurse when one of our residents was actively dying for about three
    days. This resident had cancer and was in a lot of pain, would loudly moan with pain, and was
    very confused. The resident was surrounded by all his family, and a lot of family members were
    in the anger stage of grieving. The nurse on shift prioritized her day and delegated what she
    could to other nurses, so she could provide this resident and family with the support they needed.
    This nurse gave this resident around the clock Morphine to keep the resident comfortable and
    ease his pain. Along with pain medication, the nurse had the CNAs providing hourly oral care,
    and bed baths, along with making sure the family had food and water and were comfortable.
    When he did pass the nurse was in the room crying with the family, and providing comfort to
    them. All the extra things the nurse provided had such a huge impact on how the family coped
    with the death of their loved one. The nurse that day had a lot of other residents she was
    responsible, had other charting she could have been doing, and had many other places she could
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    have been. However, she knew what it meant to be a caring nurse. She treated the resident like
    human being, she showed respect, was sensitive, and talked to not only the resident, but also
    their loved ones. This nurse showed me what caring nursing behaviors I should strive to have.
    Caring behaviors can make or break a good relationship between the nurse and patient.
    Without these behaviors such as treating patients as humans and not just a job, listening to
    patients and respecting them, being professional and treating each patient as individuals,
    patients quality of cares suffers. In my situation, the family is going to look back on the
    experience of their father passing away and remember how the nurse treated him, and the
    excellent care she provided to everyone. Because the nurse provided caring nursing, the family
    was comforted and the process was eased as much as possible. The type of nursing cares
    provided will be remembered as part of the experience, so it is very important to be the type of
    nurse that you would want working with yourself or your loved one.
























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    References

    Brunton, B., & Beaman, M. (2000). Nurse practitioners' perceptions of their caring behaviors. Journal of the
    American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 72(11), 451-456.

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