title: Human connectedness in nursing: a case study.
abstract: Human connectedness is a powerful human need. Human connectedness occurs when an individual is actively engaged with another person, activity, object or environment, resulting in a sense of well-being. Nurses and patients, through their daily interactions share a commonality of emotions derived from the human experience. This case study describes one nurses' experience of human connectedness with a patient and how, through the use of reflection, this translated into better patient care and colleague interaction.
authors.affiliation: Griffith University, Meadowbrook, QLD, Australia.
authors.forename: Sharon L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Latimer
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D019982:Organizational Case Studies