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Nurses' (Un)Partner-Like Relationships With Clients

Institute for Nursing Care, University of Maribor, Faculty of Health Sciences, itna ul. 15, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia, majda.pajnkihar{at}uni-mb.si

The aim of a previous study was to describe nursing in Slovenia generally, and to identify the most appropriate nursing model for that country. One specific finding was the issue of partner-like relationships; this article deals with that issue only. An interpretive paradigm and qualitative research design were used with a modified grounded theory approach. Interviews were carried out with selected nursing leaders ( n = 24) and other professionals (n = 6) in order to draw on their knowledge and experience to describe the reality of nursing phenomena. The results of this research suggest that participants wish to use a theory that emphasizes clients and treats them as equal partners in nursing, promotes health, and rests on interpersonal relationships. The participants described the missing or obscure parts in nursing and their own beliefs and values about human beings and nursing. Descriptions of and the need for partner-like relationships, and the specific elements of such relationships, were of main concern. The participants argued that nurses need high quality and continuing education to ensure competent nursing practice. The indication is that Slovenia should move to graduate and undergraduate nurse education to foster expert reflective practice in order to abolish routinized care carried out in a hierarchical system.

Key Words: dignity • nurses • partner-like relationships • patients' personal relationships • respect

Nursing Ethics, Vol. 16, No. 1, 43-56 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0969733008097989


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