Download or read book Perceptions of Caring by Patients and Nurses on Medical Surgical Units written by Lois Marquette and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this descriptive correlational study was to determine if the nurses and patients on the medical surgical units of an acute care facility perceived caring behaviors in the same way. A convenience sample of 120 nurse and 120 patient surveys was distributed. Forty-six percent of the nurse surveys and 40% of the patient surveys were returned. Nursing behaviors perceived as most caring by both nurses and patients focused on human needs assistance and the monitoring of patient conditions and demonstration of professional competence. Results of the study indicate that female patients perceived all caring behaviors to be more important than men did, especially in relation to the expression of feelings and teaching/learning behaviors. It was also noted that the longer a nurse had been practicing, the less important they perceived teaching to be. The difference noted in educational levels of nurses was that BSNs and PNs perceived teaching/learning behaviors as more important than did ADN nurses. Future research is recommended which would study ways in which caring behaviors affect patients' outcomes, especially those related to teaching and learning behaviors.