It is also clear that, through caring, nurses can help
shape patients' illnesses as positive experiences in which
patients experience respect, dignity, comfort, and the feeling
that the caregiver is there for them. Support for this act of
caring is provided in the literature. Riccio (2000) found the
patients' desire to have nurses spend more time with them
and share feelings. These all lead to patients fulfilling
higher order needs and self-actualization at that particular
stage of life, and Saudi patients have indicated these
caring behaviors to be important