Power of touch: how to get it right
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Nursing Older People

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Power of touch: how to get it right

Jennifer Trueland Health journalist
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Nurses use touch to give compassionate care to patients and families, but emotional intelligence is also needed to judge when this contact is appropriate for different individuals

Touch is an important part of compassionate care – whether it is performing a clinical or caring task, holding a patient’s hand, or even giving them a hug.

Nursing Older People. 36, 3, 14-15. doi: 10.7748/nop.36.3.14.s6

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03 June 2024 / Vol 36 issue 3

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