The Healing Process of Presence
- 1 March 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Holistic Nursing
- Vol. 12 (1) , 65-81
- https://doi.org/10.1177/089801019401200111
Abstract
Therapeutic relationships help provide the milieu for the nurse and the patient to gain insights into the essence of disease and the nature of healing. In building foundation on which to be in optimally responsive relationships, nurses at Riverside Methodist Hospitals in Columbus, Ohio, participate in a 2-day course that explores and names how we bring ourselves as gifts to others as well as to ourselves in the dynamic of therapeutic presence. The following article reviews the literature on presence, provides a course description and contents on presence, and assists nurses in incorporating principles of presence into nursing practice.Keywords
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