Caring behaviors among nurses: fostering a conversation of gestures.
Caring behaviors have been shown to financially benefit business in general and the health care industry in particular. Nursing presence is a concept representative of caring behaviors within the nursing profession. This article suggests a means through which nursing presence might be identified and taught. Patients may, as a result. increasingly view their assigned nurses as caring in attitude and behavior.
Godkin
Jennie
J
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Texas, USA. godkinjl@hal.lamar.edu
Godkin
Lynn
L
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States