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ATI Module
Patient- Centered Care (Exam 1)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acculturation | The process of sharing and learning cultural traits or social patterns of another group |
| advocacy | The act of defending the interests, rights, and safety of those who can't do it for themselve |
| being with | Being physically and emotionally present with another person, which provides comfort (Swanson's Theory of Human Caring |
| caring | The act of nurturing another person to whom one feels commitment or responsibility |
| Caritas Processes | Ten caring processes that provide a common language to guide nurses in identifying and maximizing the caring moments and occasions in their own practice. |
| culturally competent nursing practice | The application of evidence-based nursing that is congruent to the preferred cultural values, beliefs, worldviews, and practices of the client. |
| doing for | An action, a performance of tasks or activities, or an attitude (Swanson's Theory of Human Caring). |
| enabling | Being a guide through situations and events (Swanson's Theory of Human Caring). |
| knowing | Being aware of assessment data, influences on the situation, and even resources, and then translating this knowledge into how the situation fits into the bigger picture (Swanson's Theory of Caring). |
| maintaining belief | Can be recognition of faith, in others, in God, or in a higher power (Swanson's Theory of Human Caring). |
| medically futile | Doing treatments that are not helpful because they will not provide a cure or extend life. |
| palliative care | An interprofessional care approach that is focused on the management of symptoms for chronic or life-threatening illnesses while maintaining the highest level of quality of life possible for the client. |
| potentially inappropriate treatment | Treatment that is not appropriate for a client, meaning that it might not be futile, but it also might not be appropriate. |
| quality of life | The fulfillment of a client's purpose and meaning of life. |
| spiritual distress | An uncomfortable feeling related to a questioning of life's meaning, the client's belief system, and anger toward a higher power or the universe. It produces distressing manifestations such as despair, anger, uncertainty, and fear. |
| spiritual well-being | Satisfaction and a feeling of contentment with who one is and their belonging in the universe. |
| telehealth | The provision of both clinical and nonclinical aspects of health care delivery through the use of telecommunication devices such as the internet and telephone. |
| telemedicine | The provision of health care that includes diagnostic testing and monitoring through the use of telecommunication devices such as the internet |
| Watson’s Theory of Human Caring | A model in client care that has a holistic mind–body–spirit healing perspective characterized by caring moments in which the nurse and the client have a human-to-human connection; transpersonal caring and Caritas Processes. |