Nurses' Experiences of Assisting by Touch in Older Adult Care: "Striving to Be Present" or "Not Being There".
Holist Nurs Pract
; 38(5): 304-312, 2024.
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ABSTRACT
The aim of the study was to describe nurses' experiences of touch and especially touch when assisting older adult patients in hospital context. The interviewed nurses described 2 ways of assisting by touch striving to be present and not being there. This study shows that touching and assisting by touch can constitute the core of the act of holistic caring in nursing, in which the most important content is a real encounter with the patient.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Tato
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Relações Enfermeiro-Paciente
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Holist Nurs Pract
Assunto da revista:
ENFERMAGEM
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos