Question

1. Compare and contrast the essential concepts of Leininger, Swanson, and Watson’s theories of caring.
2. In what clinical situations should the nurse assume the role of a patient advocate? Describe a time when you acted as a patient advocate. You may use experience from your personal life, clinicals or your work. Or you may write a fictional description of a nurse acting as a patient advocate.

Answer 1

According to Leininger theory of caring , care is the essence of nursing

According to Watson's theory of caring individual healing processes can be strengthened through authentic caring relationship .

Swanson's care theory outlines five caring process :-

- knowing

- being with

- doing for

- enabling

- maintaining belief

Nurses can use these caring process to develop a cultivating meaningful healing relationship .

Nurse should assume the role of patient advocate when there is a breech of patients confidentiality and privacy .

I also acted as a nurse advocate when I was a student . One person outside from the hospital department was asking about the details of a alleged women in the emergency ,he was not a patients attendend and he might have come with the aim to harm the women so I acted as a advocate to ensure there is no breech of confidentiality and harm to the patient .