Kristen Swanson’s Theory of Caring COVID 19

Let us reflect upon the events that are taking place in healthcare today (Covid-19 Pandemic). Which theorist would you select?

I would choose Kristen Swanson’s Theory of Caring to explain the kind of care that nurses need to provide during the current COVID-19 pandemic

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Kristen Swanson’s Theory of Caring 

Swanson's caring theory outlines five caring processes: knowing, being with, doing for, enabling, and maintaining belief. Nurse educators can utilize these caring processes to teach nursing students by cultivating meaningful, healing relationships.

Spending time with your patients, what will you gather from them as a nursing professional? What collaborative initiatives come to mind? 

Smith and Parker (2015) states, when a provider takes the time to know, be with, do for, enable, and maintain belief in the other, the recipient feels a sense of wholeness - that is they feel understood, valued, safe and comforted, capable, and hopeful for the future. I believe caring and healing is possible whenever a provider acts with the recipient’s best interests (pp. 530-531).