ABSTRACT
Nurses who are monitoring people need specific knowledge and skills – to be able
to select, carry out and interpret physiological measurements and observations, and
act appropriately. In relation to Roach’s six Cs of caring (Roach 2002), explained in
Chapter 1, this comfort measure particularly relates to competence, commitment and
confidence. Competent and confident nurses, who show commitment to monitoring
their patients, comfort the frightened and distressed people they are caring for.
