title: Intimacy in nursing.
abstract: There are many definitions of intimacy in nursing but what they all have in common is the need for communicated empathy, for nursing that is not just caring for but also caring about.
authors.affiliation: Tall Poppies Coaching and Consulting.
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Faugier
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003142:Communication; D004645:Empathy; D006379:Helping Behavior; D006801:Humans; D019359:Knowledge; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D012650:Self Disclosure; D014110:Touch; D035502:Trust