Nursing 1170A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Nursing Theory, Therapeutic Relationship, Professional Boundaries
9 Dec 2016
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The nature of the nurse-client relationship is unique and differs from social, collegial, and family relationships. The therapeutic nurse-client relationship is a mutual learning experience and is based on the underlying humanity of nurse and client with mutual respect and acceptance of personal differences. Helping is not about doing for another; rather, the nurse works with the client to enable that person to make decisions and cope with crisis. It is a partnership that results in the client"s growth. A therapeutic relationship is a professional alliance the nurse and client join together for a defined period to achieve health-related treatment goals (arnold, 2011) Medicines goal is to explore biophysical health, nursing goal is to explore whatever the patient says. Cno therapeutic relationship: trust, respect, empathy, professional intimacy, power. Episodic care nurse client relationship can be minutes eg. urgent care clinic, er, or, home care.
