Nurses' Perspectives Towards Nursing Relationship: A Qualitative Study of Experiences

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Objective: The study was conducted to investigate clinical nurses' perspectives towards nursing relationship. Method: Within the framework of the phenomenological approach, descriptive type, qualitative research method was used. Results: According to the focus group interviews conducted with nurses, they stated that: care, communication and team cooperation is the necessity for the nursing relationship; nursing relationship provides nursing welfare, respectability for the institution and healing for the patient; working conditions, individual characteristics, communication, professional characteristics and patient relatives' attitudes affect the nursing relationship. Conclusion: It is necessary to improve the opportunities for the development of nursing relations in institutions, to develop policies and procedures in this regard, to improve the conditions for patients, nurses and patient relatives in hospitals, and to increase social opportunities.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Nursing
• nurse patient relationship
• qualitative research

Hemşirelerin Hemşirelik İlişkisine Yönelik Bakış Açıları: Deneyimlerin Nitel Çalışması

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Amaç: Bu araştırma klinik hemşirelerin hemşirelik ilişkisine yönelik bakış açılarının incelenmesi amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Yöntem: Fenomenolojik yaklaşım çerçevesinde, tanımlayıcı tipte, nitel araştırma yöntemi ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Bulgular: Yapılan odak grup görüşmelerinde hemşireler; bakımın, iletişimin ve ekip işbirliğinin hemşirelik ilişkisi için gereklilik olduğunu; hemşirelik ilişkisinin hemşireler için refah, kurum için saygınlık ve hastalar için iyileşme sağladığını; çalışma koşullarının, bireysel özelliklerin, iletişimin, profesyonel özelliklerin ve hasta yakınlarının tutum ve davranışlarının hemşirelik ilişkisini etkilediğini ifade etmişlerdir. Sonuç: Kurumlarda hemşirelik ilişkisinin geliştirilmesi için olanaklarının iyileştirilmesi, bu konuda politika ve prosedürlerin geliştirilmesi, hastanelerde hastalar, hemşireler ve hasta yakınları için şartların daha iyi hale getirilmesi ve sosyal olanakların arttırılması gerekmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Hemşirelik
• hemşire hasta ilişkisi
• nitel araştırma

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