Fostering nurse-patient relationships in palliative care: An integrative review with narrative synthesis.
Suzanne BishawElisabeth CoyneGeorgia Kb HalkettMelissa Jane BloomerPublished in: Palliative medicine (2024)
Nurses and patients are invested in the nurse-patient relationship, benefitting when it is positive, therapeutic and both parties are valued partners in the care. Key elements of fostering the nurse-patient relationship in palliative care were revealed, however, the dominance of the nurses' perspectives signifies that the nature and impact of these relationships may not be well understood.