title: Pictures of a client's silent distress.
abstract: A trust-based nurse-patient relationship and open communication can help nurses alleviate clients' intrapersonal and interpersonal distress. However, the client's silence about unspoken needs can present an obstacle to successful holistic care. This article describes how pictures, both mental and printed, can be used by nurses to open pathways of healing communication and holistic nursing care.
authors.affiliation: Southwestern University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Management and Pedagogy, Cebu City, Philippines. FayeFelicilda@missouristate.edu
authors.forename: Rhea Faye D
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Felicilda
mesh_terms: D018939:Holistic Nursing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009633:Nonverbal Communication; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D010781:Photography; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing