title: Reflections on being therapeutic and reflection.
abstract: This article offers a reflective account of an incident that occurred between a nurse tutor and a patient on a cardiology ward. It highlights the importance of interpersonal skills in creating a therapeutic relationship, in particular those of self-awareness, empathy and intuition. The author's difficulties in running reflective practice sessions for pre-registration students are discussed and insights are offered into why these difficulties arose.
authors.affiliation: Wolfson School of Health Sciences, Thames Valley University, Ealing, London.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Elcock
mesh_terms: D001364:Awareness; D003422:Critical Care / Q000523:psychology*; D004645:Empathy; D004646:Emphysema / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D019545:Intuition; D019359:Knowledge; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D012649:Self Concept