Outline The Relationship Between Nurses And Caring

The term caring can be defined as many things; being concerned for others, showing kindness and compassion towards others, helping others do what they are unable to do for themselves, such as washing, dressing, feeding and so on (Castledine, 2009). There are also professions linked to it; social work and members of the healthcare profession, such as doctors, nurses, care assistants and psychologists all fall under the term, caring profession. This essay will outline the relationship between nurses and caring.

Caring can be separated into two areas; caring for someone and caring about someone. Caring for someone refers to caring for their physical needs, medical treatment and procedures. Whereas caring about someone refers to caring for their emotional, psychological, social wellbeing and cultural needs as well as caring for them. To care for and about a patient is known as Holistic care; caring for the person as a whole
This would be done by developing a suitable care plan for the patient, as they should now have a better knowledge of the support system the patient will have while recovering, during their stay in the hospital and at home after they are discharged, and if necessary, what supports could be put in place to further help. It also aims to get the patient doing as much as possible for themselves in terms of their activities of daily living, this helps the patient maintain their independence and helps makes the transition of leaving the hospital to going home easier as they are not relying on others unnecessarily (Selimen and Andsoy, 2011). However, the problem with Holistic care is that it requires time to get the required