ART

• The functions of art include:

  • communication
  • entertainment
  • political change
  • physiological and healing purpose
  • propaganda/commercialism
• Nightingale as cited by Donahue, 1996: "Nursing is an art, and if it is to be made an art, it requires as exclusive a devotion, as hard a preparation, as any painter's or sculptor's work, for what is having to do with the living body - the temple of God's spirit... I had almost said, the finest of the fine arts"
• Michalis, 2002: " Through her touch, the nurse may express that she care for him in a unique and tacit way."
• Michalis, 2002: Nursing requires expressiveness as a possible instrument for the analysis of nursing in terms of art and aesthetic value
• Sheppard, 1986: A purpose of art, like nursing, involves communication of emotions to invoke a response.
• Michalis, 2002: In every nursing task there is a conception of beauty seen as well as hidden, performed by the nurse daily through caring and healing.
• character refers to the moral values and beliefs that are used as guides for personal behavior and actions
• character is what a person is inside
• character is shaped in part by moral values
• character develops in proportion to emotional and intellectual growth
• character involves the degree to which one understands, directs, and channels own feelings
• Under character: the practice of nursing ideally utilizes love for one's fellow man. it practices the virtue of charity as the basis of all nursing activities
• caritas means love in action
• Justice governs relations with man and the agencies within which society operates
• justice directs that we respect others and their rights, welfare, and just due
• justice is being righteous, correct, fair, and impartial
• justice is the authority to uphold what is right, just, or lawful
• honesty is being truthful, trustworthy, and upright when dealing with others
• honesty is refraining from lying, cheating, and stealing
• honesty is actions free from frauds and deficit
• honesty requires self-discipline and self-respect
• honesty: truthfulness, honor, and integrity
• loyalty is the feeling of confidence, trust, and affection toward family and friends and toward those who have helped, guided, and stood by you as you proceeded towards your goals.
• loyalty (to oneself) is the allegiance and confidence to the ideals you support and maintain
• tolerance is manifested in one's recognition of the rights of others
• tolerance is demonstrated in the practice of patience, sense of humor, sympathy, understanding, and unselfishness
• prudence provides for vision and a sense of balance in our lives
• prudence integrates our life activities to achieve a harmonious complete whole
• prudence guide our choices of actions here and now
• prudence provides a basis for the exercise of sound judgment in practical matters
• judgment is the ability to use intellectual capacity and good sense to form a sound opinion
• judgment should be based on observations
• under judgment: TACT is the expression of the "educated heart". It is a nice discernment of what is appropriate to do/say in dealing with others. This is dealing with others without offense.
• reliability is also known as dependability. this is the use of sound judgment based on skilled observation and understanding of any given situation
• reliability does not need constant checks on the quality because the best is done at all times
• fortitude provides control of responses made to difficulties and dangers
• fortitude guides our use of reason in meeting a challenging situation
• fortitude assists in the control of feelings, thoughts, and emotions in the face of difficulty.
• fortitude is an inner resource that permits us to endure misfortune with patience.
• motivation is the set of reason that determines one to engage in a particular behavior