Ethical Therapeutic Relationship Development

Poster:
Patient is 65 years old and is
called Brenga. She is of
aboriginal origin that had
faced a fall in the garden.
His son and daughter had
brought her to the
healthcare center in law.
She does not want to take
service, as she is fearful that
her culture would not be
provided importance and
that she would be
disrespected. She was
fearful and anxious
Ethical:
 Therapeutic relationship
development was provided
importance
 Justice was maintained by
providing her fair treatment
without discriminating her
with non natives
 Autonomy was maintained
and treatment was initiated
only after she provided
informed consent
 Non-maleficence was
maintained as mental
pressure on her was not
created by forcing
interventions on her without
her consent (Erickson, 2015)
 Brenga was given the
freedom to reject the
treatment but she
became compliant
without any force.
Development of
therapeutic
relationship helped
her to feel
comfortable and she
herself become
compliant with it
 The law wants
professionals to
maintain equality of
rights and the
professionals have
successfully followed
it (Körner et al.,
2015)
 Culturally competent
care would be given
and laws on
discrimination were
maintained.
 Nurses had tried their
best to develop trust in
the relationship with
Brenga and so she
could rely on them with
their privacy,
confidentially and
personal information
(Sargeant et al., 2015).
 Empathy and
understanding were
very important factors
that helped in
developing emotional
attachment with the
client
 Professionals
recognized the
inherent dignity,
uniqueness as well as
worth of the patient.
 Nurses should did not
 The junior as well as
senior nurses were
able to collaborate
successfully with each
other and with
successful team
working skills and
effective
communication, high
quality care was
provided to the patient
(Shaw et al., 2015).
 Both the patient as
well as the family
members was equally
incorporated in team
working and decision
making that made
them feel that they
were respected,
included and
empowered in the care
intervention that was
Brenga was an
aboriginal lady
who was not in
support of
western
education. This
may be due to
the feeling that
her culture
would not be
respected and
that she would
be
discriminated.
WERE THE
NURSES
SUCCESSFUL
IN THEIR
ATTEMPT?
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Erickson, M.E., 2015. The Client–Nurse Relationship: A Helping
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Körner, M., Wirtz, M. A., Bengel, J., and Göritz, A. S. 2015. Relationship of
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Shaw, J. K., and Fourez, L. M. 2015. Communication and connecting the
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Sargeant, J., Chambers, J., ... and Silver, I. 2017. Where is the client/patient
voice in interprofessional healthcare team assessments? Findings from a
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