Investigation of the trust status of the nurse-patient relationship

Ozaras G., Abaan S.

NURSING ETHICS, vol.25, no.5, pp.628-639, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 25 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/0969733016664971
  • Journal Name: NURSING ETHICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.628-639
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Professional nurses provide holistic healthcare to people and deal with patients closely. Furthermore, patients need nurses to do self-care and patients trust them for their treatments. Therefore, trust is extremely important in a professional care relationship and in satisfactory patient outcomes.