title: Developing the professional nursing relationship.
abstract: Nursing is a human profession. As such, the nurse must have a high degree of self-awareness as well as technical knowledge. The professional nursing relationship requires thought, self-analysis, and planning. It is a total relationship, the presentation and process of which must be guided by the professional. When this is done, nursing becomes growth promoting for both patient and nurse.
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology; D012649:Self Concept