Kerry Stott argues that, despite the modern emphasis on providing patients with more autonomy, nurses need to accept that some clients will look on them as healers
FOR MANY years, autonomy has been considered essential in any therapeutic relationship, and it is ignored only when there is a real threat to a person’s wellbeing. This view is admirable, but it could be construed as flawed because it does not embrace the dynamic of the therapist-client relationship (
Mental Health Practice. 13, 7, 15-15. doi: 10.7748/mhp.13.7.15.s20
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