What it takes to build the therapeutic relationship
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What it takes to build the therapeutic relationship

Kerry Taylor-Smith Health journalist

Effective nursing care is built on the purposeful connection between nurse and patient and is enabled by open communication, trust and healthy boundaries

Communication is key to building a therapeutic relationship between nurse and patient.

Nursing Standard. 38, 7, 35-38. doi: 10.7748/ns.38.7.35.s17

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