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Caring touch in intensive care nursing involves non-procedural touch, like hugs or holding hands, to convey culturally competent care and uphold patient dignity. This silent communication enhances the nurse-patient relationship and ethical care dimensions.

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  • Qualitative Research
  • Patient Care

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  • Caring touch, including massage and non-procedural touch, is historically integrated into nursing but lacks detailed description in intensive care.
  • It is crucial for maintaining patient dignity and establishing nurse-patient connections.
  • Touching patients is a common but often underexplored nursing practice.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the meaning and significance of caring touch for intensive care nurses in Norway.

Main Methods:

  • Secondary analysis of qualitative data from individual semi-structured interviews.
  • Eight experienced intensive care nurses participated in the study.
  • Data was collected from Norwegian hospitals and registered by the Norwegian Center for Research data.

Main Results:

  • The main theme identified was 'The speaking body'.
  • Key sub-themes included patients' eyes and facial expressions, emotional expressions, managing closeness and distance, and nurses' emotional responses.
  • These findings highlight the nuanced communication occurring through touch.

Conclusions:

  • Caring touch serves as a silent method for delivering culturally competent care in intensive care units.
  • It is essential for building and maintaining nurse-patient relationships.
  • The practice of caring touch significantly enhances the ethical considerations of patient dignity.