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Patience (or forbearance) is the ability to endure difficult circumstances.Patience may involve perseverance in the face of delay; tolerance of provocation without responding with disrespect or anger; [1] [verification needed] forbearance when under strain, especially when faced with longer-term difficulties; or being able to wait for a long time without getting irritated or bored.
The traditional understanding of the difference between cardinal and theological virtues is that the latter are not fully accessible to humans in their natural state without assistance from God. [6] Thomas Aquinas believed that while the cardinal virtues could be formed through habitual practice, the theological virtues could only be practised ...
The nurse-patient relationship enables nurses to spend more time, to connect, to interact with their patients as well as to understand their patient's needs. It assists nurses to establish a unique perspective regarding the meaning of the patient's illness, beliefs, and preferences of patients/families.
And to keep control over your four virtues: courage, insight, sympathy, solitude. Because solitude is a virtue for us, since it is a sublime inclination and impulse to cleanliness which shows that contact between people ("society") inevitably makes things unclean. Somewhere, sometime, every community makes people – "base." [42]: §284
Perspicacity (also called perspicaciousness) is a penetrating discernment (from the Latin perspicācitās, meaning throughsightedness, discrimination)—a clarity of vision or intellect which provides a deep understanding and insight. [1] It extends the concept of wisdom by denoting a keenness of sense and intelligence applied to insight.
1. “Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” — Mother Teresa 2. “Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for ...
Each case needs to be assessed on an individual basis and appropriate interventions devised accordingly. With patience and understanding, caregivers can make a real difference in their loved one's quality of life. There are many support groups and resources available for family members and caregivers of people with dementia.
“People don’t know how to say, ‘I’m sorry for your loss,’” she says. “It’s one of the hardest things to do.” Often, the most meaningful gesture is to keep it simple and sincere ...