Article
Promoting Trust in the Registered Nurse-Patient Relationship
Home Healthcare Now
(2012)
Abstract
The establishment of trust in the registered nurse (RN)–patient relationship promotes patient engagement and improves the likelihood that the patient will be an active member of the patient care team. The purpose of this article is to examine nursing literature to identify the antecedents, attributes, and outcomes of trusting relationships between RNs and patients in home healthcare. Antecedents of trust for the RN–patient relationship included 1) meeting a need, 2) respect, 3) attention to time, 4) continuity of care, and 5) the initial visit. Attributes of trust between RN and patient in the home healthcare setting were identified as communication, connection, and reciprocity. For the RN and patient who established mutual trust, patients demonstrated better adaptation and collaboration for improvement of health, expressed a sense of security, and indicated a willingness to engage in additional trusting relationships. Barriers to a trusting relationship included a lack of respect and incompetent and/or unethical care.
Keywords
- Nurse-patient relationship,
- RN-patient relationship
Disciplines
Publication Date
January, 2012
DOI
10.1097/NHH.0000000000000322
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 2016 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc
Citation Information
William H. Lonneman and Jamie Lynn Leslie. "Promoting Trust in the Registered Nurse-Patient Relationship" Home Healthcare Now Vol. 34 Iss. 1 (2012) p. 38 - 42 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/william-lonneman/2/