Capacity for care: meta-ethnography of acute care nurses' experiences of the nurse-patient relationship

摘要: This chapter reports findings of a meta-ethnography published qualitative research on nurses’ experiences nurse-patient relationships in acute settings, reported detail Bridges et al. (2012a). Concerns are growing that modern healthcare delivery is lacking compassion and failing to provide the individualized care required by, for instance, older people with complex needs (Firth-Cozens Cornwell, 2009). Promoting meaningful connections patients which practitioners see each patient ‘as person be engaged rather than body do things to’ (Nicholson al., 2010, p. 12) requires nurses others able articulate appreciate nature these their impact outcomes, along an understanding factors can promote or inhibit therapeutic relationships. Nurses nursing now often portrayed as being distracted from aspects (Flatley Bridges, 2008). A range high-profile United Kingdom into quality in-patient suggest many problems centre lack humanity hospital staff, particularly nurses. While good practice does exist, we understand little about conditions high-quality, compassionate delivered. Insight they engage therefore critical how best support existing focus service improvement initiatives. particular importance settings where throughput, configuration staffing patterns reduce contact time between staff patients. In addition, nursepatient relationships, act caring engagement themselves.