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Expertise in caring: a source of power
L L Smith1, C Alderson, J Bowser
1Nursing Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Gainesville, Florida 32608, USA.
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services
|October 7, 1998
Abstract:
1. Caring generates power in relationships with patients and helps them to evolve. 2. Caring is more than an emotional response. It is acting in ways that demonstrate that people, relationships, and issues are important. 3. Continuity of care providers across settings help yield positive outcomes for patients.