title: The rhythm of relating in a paradigm of wholeness.
abstract: The importance of relating to the rhythm of another person's interactive pattern is integral to helping people move through illness and disruptive events. At times of chaos, a person's rhythm may be irregular and difficult to sense, but transformation to higher levels of organization often occurs at far-from-equilibrium states. Nurses should develop a tolerance for ambiguity and uncertainty and "hang in there" with clients until a new rhythm emerges.
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA. newma001@tc.umn.edu
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Newman
mesh_terms: D004645:Empathy; D018939:Holistic Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009633:Nonverbal Communication; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations