Reflect on your own beliefs about caring and caring for others – jot down brief ideas about what you think caring means, why it is important, how you express caring, what cultural aspects of caring impact you
“Caring For Patients” (Cooper, 2001, Chapter 4) – The Art of Nursing, Carloyn Cooper
“Caring and Communicating” (Kozier et al., 2018, Chapter 22) – Fundamentals of Canadian Nursing 4th edition, Kozier
Article on caring from database (eg: the one from your Article Review Assignment) - provided
3 pages in length (not including cover page and reference page)
Set up in report format – use headings in rubric
Must have 2 textbooks and one scholarly article as references
Rubic | Criteria / Rubric Paper | Weighting |
Introduction , including key statements and thesis statement | 10% | |
Personal Knowing and Caring | What does the term "caring" mean to you? How do you show caring to others? In your experience (family, friends), what are some of the rewards and challenges of caring for others? Discuss how your beliefs may be impacted by the culture you come from.. 20% | 20% |
Caring and Professional Nursing | Define professional caring? How do nurses show caring? Why is caring such an important part of nursing practice? What knowledge and skills do nurses need, to be able to demonstrate professional caring practice? What are the rewards of caring for patients? How might caring for patients be challenging? | 20% |
Caring and Patients | What do patients perceive caring actions by nurses to be? What are considered "uncaring" actions by nurses? Bring in an example from the media about a nurse who has demonstrated caring in a positive it way OR a nurse who has failed to demonstrate caring. How do these types of situations influence the perception of nursing as trustworthy? | 20% |
Caring and My Nursing Practice | What have you learned about profession caring practice? What aspect of caring practice do you feel confident about and why? What aspects of caring e.g. communication, interpersonal skills, conflict management, authentic presence, nursing knowledge, etc., do you need to develop further? Explain why you chose that particular aspect of caring to work on and what your next step might be. | 20% |
Conclusion (brief summary of key points, link back to thesis statement, potential area for future research / learning) | 10% | |
Total |
100% |