A nurse can demonstrate caring and support to a patient through demonstration or expression of

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Many patients interpret a nurse's expressions of empathy and physical contact as evidence of caring and support.Caring, compassionate verbal and nonverbal communication patterns give substance to nursing activities that promote expert psychosocial and spiritual care interventions.None of the top challenges have to do with technical issues of medical management.Instead, the top challenges include inadequate patterns of communication between the critical care team and family members, insufficient staff knowledge of effective communication, unrealistic family and provider expectations, family disagreements, lack of advance directives, voiceless patients, and suboptimal space for having meaningful conversations.

A Nurse Can Demonstrate Caring and Support to a Patient