THE RAPEUTIC NURSE:

Development of  therapeutic  nurse patient  relationship is the basic requirement  of nursing. A helping relationship  in nursing may be explained as an interpersonal process  in which one person, that is, a  nurse facilitates  the personal developmentor growth of  another person, the patient. Therapeutic relationship is different from social relationship. In the following unit you will read about  the concept of therapeutic relationship,  the phase of  nurse patient relationship  the  tasks which a nurse is expected to complete  in each  phasc. The emphasis will be placed on difficulties encountered  by  the nurse during various phases of  the  therapeutic relationship and ways  to overcome them.