Therapeutic Relationship In Nursing

Therapeutic relationship is a bond among a healthcare expert and a client. It is also refers to the way by which therapist and the patient expect to slot in with each other, and produce positive change in the clients. Nursing theorist Imogene King, states that nurse-client relationship is a ‘learning experiences where by two people interact face an immediate health problems, to share, if possible in resolving and to discover ways to adapt to the situation.’ (Crisp and Taylor, 2005). This relationship is recognized exclusively to meet up the patients requirements and hence, is therapeutic in nature.

The efficient communication and therapeutic relationship among client and nurses are the spirit of high quality nursing care. Therapeutic communications are classified in two types of communication interventions these are authoritative intervention and facilitative interventions. A reliable intervention takes accountability on behalf of the patient. In this case the nurse offers client new knowledge, make suggestion and directs the clients. Whereas facilitative intervention, it promotes clients autonomy and self responsibility. In which a nurse encourages a client to solve problems and express emotions. As a nurse or anyone dealing with healthcare should use best communication skills, possible so that the therapeutic goals can be achieved.

Therapeutic relationship is essential because it is the only way to promote optimistic change in people. Some of the qualities of therapeutic relationship is to offer a good therapeutic care which are respect, empathy, openness, trust, genuiness, self awareness and supportive. In order to have a good therapeutic relation communication should be active from both sides as it acts as a vehicle throu...

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... his own right. Nurses should have the capability to build up with the patients’ strategies for change and plans for action. Nurses must help review their vision for future by considering their social context and relationships. Eventually, nurses should have the skill to investigate with the clients view for future.

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