Aligned with Baxter Health's mission to provide Compassionate Care Beyond
Measure, nurses apply Kristen Swanson's CARING THEORY to achieve meaningful,
healing relationships with patients and families. Swanson's Theory of
Caring is structured around five principles encompassing the overall definition
of caring in nursing practice: knowing, being with, doing for, enabling,
and maintaining belief. The consistent use of these five behaviors results
in nursing care that promotes dignity, respect, and empowerment.
Care Delivery System
Baxter Health recognizes four nursing delivery systems that are defined
as a set of organizing principles used to deliver a product or service
generally including these four elements:
Decision-Making
Work Allocation and/or Patient Assignment
Communication
Management of Environment
Scope of Services and Plan for the Provision of Care
Baxter Health maintains detailed scopes and plans for all nursing departments.
Nursing Professional Code of Ethics
Baxter Health nurses use the ANA's Code of Ethics for Nurses to navigate
complex ethical challenges, support real-world decision making, and preserve
nursing's commitment to integrity and passion.
