Which one of the following nursing activities is an example of Swanson's "enabling" in the caring process?
A) Staying with the client before surgery
B) Performing a urinary catheterization skillfully
C) Assessing the client's health history
D) Teaching the client how to inject fast-acting insulin

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According to Swanson,enabling is defined as facilitating the other's passage through life transitions (e.g. ,birth,death)and unfamiliar events (e.g. ,self-injection of insulin).
Staying with the client before surgery would be an example of Swanson's "being with" in the caring process.
Performing a catheterization skillfully would be an example of Swanson's "doing for" in the caring process.
Assessing the client's health history would be an example of Swanson's "knowing" in the caring process.

Which One of the Following Nursing Activities Is an Example