The nurse-client relationship in a stress management clinic.
The methodological perspective of symbolic interactionism and interpretive research emphasizes the complexity and importance of the nurse-client relationship. In a nurse-managed stress management clinic, 18 clients were interviewed at various points during their treatment trajectory, along with 6 clinicians. Clients and providers were emphatic about the importance of a broad, holistic perspective. Spiritual aspects were discussed, but not prominently. Status differential was minimized; however, this did not make participants define the relationship as less professional. The importance of trust was a key element in the nurse-client relationship.
Lowenberg
June S
JS
University of Washington, Tacoma, USA. junelow@u.washington.edu
D000328:Adult; D000739:Anecdotes as Topic; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D005260:Female; D018939:Holistic Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016294:Models, Nursing; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D035502:Trust