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Non‐necessary touch in the nursing care of elderly people
Author(s) -
Routasalo Pirkko
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1996.00947.x
Subject(s) - nursing , psychology , nursing care , connection (principal bundle) , nonverbal communication , medicine , communication , structural engineering , engineering
This study describes the occurrence of non‐necessary touching, defined as spontaneous and emotional physical contact between the nurse and patient, in the nursing care of elderly people in long‐term care The analysis was based on observation of nursing situations, any verbal communication occurring in connection with touching was also recorded A total of 182 situations were studied in which 178 non‐necessary touches by the nurse and four by the patient were recorded Non‐necessary touching was used in connection with a wide range of activities making statements, making requests, waking up, encouraging, explaining, asking, comforting, teasing, telling off, hugging and thanking