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Losing touch
Author(s) -
Nist Marliese Dion,
Harrison Tondi M.,
Tate Judith,
Robinson Audrey,
Balas Michele,
Pickler Rita H.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
nursing inquiry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.66
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1440-1800
pISSN - 1320-7881
DOI - 10.1111/nin.12368
Subject(s) - therapeutic touch , psychology , nursing , nursing care , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
The need for human touch is universal among critical care patients and is an important component of the nurse–patient relationship. However, multiple barriers to human touch exist in the critical care environment. With little research to guide practice, we argue for the importance of human touch in the provision of holistic nursing care.