The professional values, altruism and human dignity are significant in all healthcare settings. These ethical values improve the nurse-client relationship. Not only is it recommended that nurses use these professional values, but they could also use therapeutic communication to enhance client interaction and communication. Although, there may be barriers to therapeutic communication and professional values, it is significant for nurses to know the facilitators and barriers to prevent non-therapeutic communication. Overall, all of these values and techniques affect client outcome. The characteristics of the nurse and client interaction are a mutual understanding and a corrective emotional experience for the client. It is based on the fundamental humanity of nurse and client, with mutual respect and trust. This can also be based on
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Altruism is putting the well-being of others before your own and; human dignity is having respect for all clients. (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2008, p.27). According to D’Amico and Barbarito (2016), the professional characteristics to enhance the nurse-client interaction are positive regard, empathy, and genuineness (p.117). Positive regard goes hand in hand with human dignity because they both have to do with respecting the client. By respecting the client, this allows them to feel that the nurse is taking the time to perform the best care possible. Thus, the patient will feel more freely to speak to the nurse. Also, altruism connects with empathy and genuineness because if a nurse is transparent and shows that she cares about the patient’s feelings and health, then the client will be able to choose the best health decision available to them. As a result, these values and techniques improve the patient-client relationship and allows the nurse to gather as much information as
Altruism is putting the well-being of others before your own and; human dignity is having respect for all clients. (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2008, p.27). According to D’Amico and Barbarito (2016), the professional characteristics to enhance the nurse-client interaction are positive regard, empathy, and genuineness (p.117). Positive regard goes hand in hand with human dignity because they both have to do with respecting the client. By respecting the client, this allows them to feel that the nurse is taking the time to perform the best care possible. Thus, the patient will feel more freely to speak to the nurse. Also, altruism connects with empathy and genuineness because if a nurse is transparent and shows that she cares about the patient’s feelings and health, then the client will be able to choose the best health decision available to them. As a result, these values and techniques improve the patient-client relationship and allows the nurse to gather as much information as