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Positive connectedness in the psychiatric nurse-patient relationship
1School of Nursing, Kent State University, Canton, OH.
Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
|February 1, 1993
Abstract:
Positive connectedness in the psychiatric nurse-patient relationship is believed to enhance the effectiveness of the therapeutic relationship. The psychiatric nurse's experience of connectedness to patients is examined in this study, and factors contributing to the development of a positive connectedness are explored using structured interviews.