Nurse-Patient Interaction: A Resource for Hope in Cognitively Intact Nursing Home Patients

Conclusion and implications: Nurse–patient interaction significantly influences hope in cognitively intact nursing home patients. Offering connectedness should be a central and integral aspect of holistic nursing home care. Providing continuing educational programs for caregivers focusing on how to interact with patients in a health-promoting and hopeful manner seems essential.

Source: Journal of Holistic Nursing - August 13, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Haugan, G., Moksnes, U. K., Espnes, G. A. Tags: Quantitative Research Source Type: research