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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Care
  • Healthcare Management
  • Patient-Centered Care

Background:

  • Multimorbidity and complex health needs require integrated, collaborative care.
  • Nurses are key in developing therapeutic relationships with patients, families, and healthcare teams for effective care.
  • Poor interpersonal and professional relationships negatively impact patient care delivery.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the challenges nurses encounter in establishing interpersonal and professional relationships.
  • Focus on integrated care for individuals with multimorbidity and complexity.

Main Methods:

  • Descriptive qualitative design.
  • Purposive sample of 19 nurses from two hospitals in Pakistan.
  • Semi-structured interviews and reflexive thematic analysis.

Main Results:

  • Families withheld information, controlled access, made unrealistic demands, and abused nurses, impacting nurse-family relationships.
  • Power struggles within healthcare teams affected nurses' professional capacity and decision-making.
  • Identified challenges in both nurse-family and intra-team professional relationships.

Conclusions:

  • Collaboration among healthcare teams, patients, and families is vital for improving care for complex patients.
  • Nurse leaders and organizations must address interpersonal challenges to support nurses.
  • Initiatives are needed to enhance nurses' ability to navigate relationships for quality care.