consolation in the contact between nurse and patient
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Consolation, Patient contact, Attention, NursingAbstract
The purpose of this essay is to shed light on what consolation in nursing can be and how contact between patient and nurse can be experienced as consolation.
The background for the essay is a patient's letter to the nurse about the importance of having someone to talk to. Through conversation with the patient the nurse establishes a unique contact that has its own characteristics and boundaries.
We may believe that we are comforting a patient. However, it might not be so. Consolation is a mystery and does not happen on the nurses' terms. Nurses must talk to patients, get involved and be touched by their suffering. The patient can then feel consoled. On a busy day, it can be challenging to engage in a comforting process with the patient, but it is not impossible.
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