Caring as the essence of nursing is the core professional value
There are two co-existing dimensions to caring; 1) the instrumental caring
which is the‘doing’ of care, it is goal-orientated with an aim to
achieve efficiency and good evidenced-based treatment; 2) the
expressive caring, which involves a series of patient centred attitudes based on interactions, that are are carefully strategised in order to show respect, gentleness, sensitiveness and patience