title: Nurse--client relationships: the experience of community psychiatric nurses.
abstract: The aim of the present study was to construct an interpretation of the experience of the nurse--client relationship in the context of community psychiatric nursing. Hermeneutic phenomenology formed the framework of the study. Shared conversations were conducted with five experienced community psychiatric nurses and five clients. Themes of 'Being there', 'Being concerned', 'Establishing trust' and 'Facilitating transition' were identified from the nurses' conversations. This thematic structure was used to illuminate the centrality of the nurse--client relationship, and to articulate the skills that are involved in establishing and maintaining the relationship with clients with mental illness.
authors.affiliation: University of Western Sydney, Nepean and Wentworth Area Health Service, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. l.obrien@uws.edu.au
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: O'Brien
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology*; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D004645:Empathy; D005260:Female; D006379:Helping Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009517:New South Wales; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000451:nursing*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires