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  • Nursing Practice
  • Healthcare Relationship Dynamics
  • Professional Boundaries

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  • Professional intimacy is crucial for therapeutic nurse-patient relationships.
  • The concept lacks clarity and empirical exploration within nursing.
  • This ambiguity leads to hesitancy in its application and discussion.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically analyze the concept of professional intimacy in nursing.
  • To clarify the dimensions and implications of professional intimacy.
  • To address the tentativeness surrounding its enactment and discussion.

Main Methods:

  • Employed the Walker and Avant (2011) concept analysis approach.
  • Conducted a comprehensive literature review of historical and current publications.
  • Utilized an eight-step process to identify key concept components.

Main Results:

  • Defined professional intimacy as a therapeutic nurse-patient relationship.
  • Identified fostering closeness, self-disclosure, reciprocity, and trust as core attributes.
  • Recognized these elements operate on physical, psychological, and spiritual levels.

Conclusions:

  • Professional intimacy positively influences nursing satisfaction.
  • It is essential for achieving optimal patient outcomes.
  • Nurses must recognize professional intimacy as vital to quality care and distinct from boundary crossing.