ESTABLISHMENT OF A THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP NURSE-PATIENT AT PATIENTS WITH ONCOLOGY DISEASES

Abstract

Introduction: Care for patients with oncology diseases is a specific area of competence in nursing. The nurse, as part of an interdisciplinary team, has an essential role in organizing, planning, implementing and evaluating the results of patient clinical care. The study aimed to investigate patients' and nurses' opinions on the role of the nurse-patient relationship in improving the quality of care. Material and methods: Data were collected by direct individual self-administered questionnaire among 49 nurses and a "face to face" semi-structured interviewwith 67 patients in five departments. Data were processed with the statistical program Microsoft Office Excel 2015 и SPSS v.21. Results: The idea of the therapeutic relationship "nurse-patient" was examined from the view point of both patients and nurses. More than half of the patients (53,7%) arrange as particularly important nurse skills to relieve physical pain, followed by 40,3% to inspire confidence and hope and 35,8% - the ability to listen and give advice. One in 10 patients expects to be included as a decision-making partner in planning care; every fifth patient expects information from the nurse according to her competence. Professional ethics and the relationship "nurse-patient" was evaluated by 55,2% of patients as excellent. All nurses (100%) underlie the principles of the therapeutic relationship, regardless of the length of the contact are respect, genuineness, empathy, active listening, trust, and confidentiality. Conclusion: The nurse-patient relationship is a common responsibility of both: nurses and patients. Both groups evaluated the importance of its components for mutual satisfaction in such communication.

Keywords

• nurse-patient relationship
• nursing oncology care
• oncology patient