Nurses’ perceptions of caring and uncaring nursing encounters in inpatient rehabilitation settings in South Africa: A qualitative descriptive study

ConclusionCaring nursing encounters promoted positive patient care experiences, easing their rehabilitation journey, while uncaring nursing encounters elicited strong negative emotions, giving patients feelings of being denied compassionate care.RecommendationNurses must constantly encourage the rehabilitation patient to stay positive in the rehabilitation journey and empower them to self-manage their conditions. Nurses must strive to strike a balance in caring by building trust with rehabilitation patients and encourage them to air their grievances regarding uncaring nursing encounters as they happen.
Source: International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences - Category: African Health Source Type: research