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Area of Science:

  • Nursing
  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Patient Experience

Background:

  • Human touch is a universal need for critical care patients.
  • It plays a crucial role in the therapeutic nurse-patient relationship.
  • Existing research on human touch in critical care is limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To emphasize the significance of human touch in critical care nursing.
  • To advocate for the integration of touch as a component of holistic patient care.
  • To address the barriers hindering the practice of human touch in critical care.

Main Methods:

  • This study is a conceptual review and argument.
  • It synthesizes existing literature on human touch and nursing care.
  • It identifies barriers to implementing touch in critical care.

Main Results:

  • The need for human touch is consistently reported by critical care patients.
  • Barriers such as time constraints, equipment, and fear impede touch.
  • Human touch contributes to patient comfort, trust, and overall well-being.

Conclusions:

  • Human touch is essential for holistic nursing care in critical settings.
  • Overcoming barriers to human touch is necessary to enhance patient care.
  • Further research is recommended to develop evidence-based guidelines for touch in critical care.