Carmelita Divinagracia

• Competence - an in depth knowledge and clinical expertise demonstrated in caring for patients
• Presence and Prayer - a form of nursing measure which means being with another person during the time of needs
• Presence and Prayer - includes therapeutic communication, active listening, and touch
• Presence and Prayer - demonstrated through reciting a prayer with the patient
• Open-mindedness - means being receptive to new ideas or to reason
• Open-Mindedness - a manner of considering patient's preferences and opinions related to his current health condition and practices
• Stimulation - demonstrated by means of providing encouragement that conveys hope and strength
• Understanding - it conveys interest and acceptance not only of patient's condition
• Respect - the use of preferred naming in addressing patient like "po" and "opo"
• Respect - also shown through respectful nods and recognition of the patient
• Relaxation - a form of exercise that involves alternate tension
• Empathy - senses accurately other person's inner experience
• Empathy - to communicate with the patient by putting himself in the patient's place
• Patient Wellness Outcome - the perceived wellness of patients after receiving nursing care in terms of physiological and biobehavioral
• Physiological Wellness Outcome - the perceived wellness after nursing care in terms of vital signs, bone pain sensation, and complete blood count
• Biobehavioral Wellness Outcome - the perceived wellness after nursing care in terms of physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual
• What are the Dimensions of Wellness?

  Physical Domain, Intellectual Domain, Emotional Domain, Spiritual Domain
• Physical Domain - involves muscle strength, mobility, posture, gait exercise, and activity tolerance and cardio-respiratory endurance
• Intellectual Domain - the knowledge and perception of a healthy self
• Intellectual Domain - ability to recognize the presence of risk factors and preventive measures
• Emotional Domain - includes awareness, orientation, understanding of own and other personal feelings
• Emotional Domain - ability to control and cope with emotions
• Spiritual Domain - the development of inner self or one's soul through a relation with God and others
• Active Listening - the most basic form of holistic communication
• Active Listening - a way of hearing what a person says and feels
• What is her theory?

  Theory of Composure Behavior
• Carmelita Divinagracia - known for developing the art of teaching nursing
• Advance Nurse Practitioners - has undergone special training in critical area
• Advance Nurse Practitioners - are licensed and has a clinical experience of at least 2 years
• Composure Behaviors - a condition of being in a state of well-being, a coordinated and integrated living pattern that involves the dimension of wellness
• What are Divinagracia's meaning of COMPOSURE?

  Competence, Presence and Prayer, Open Mindedness, Stimulation, Understanding, Respect, Relaxation, Empathy
• Who proposed the Theory of Composure Behavior?

  Carmelita Divinagracia