title: The concept of reassurance in nursing.
abstract: Reassurance is frequently mentioned in nursing literature and in nursing practice. However, there is no generally accepted definition of its range of meanings, and some controversy over its therapeutic value. This paper uses a structured approach to present an analysis of reassurance. It identifies three main usages, and argues that it is the failure to differentiate between these usages which has caused the controversy over reassurance as a therapeutic approach in nursing.
authors.affiliation: Pilgrim Hospital, Boston, Lincolnshire.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Teasdale
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009742:Nursing Theory; D012649:Self Concept; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology