The touch between nurses and patients: nursing students perception.

Authors

  • Maria Julia Paes da Silva Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem; Departamento de Enfermagem
  • Maguida Costa Stefanelli Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/0080-6234199402800300270

Keywords:

Communicacion nonverbal, Touch

Abstract

The touch is considered by the author a important sign nonverbal in the nursew — patient relationship. The authors are teaching in the nursing undergraduate a systematic approach about nonverbal communication, including the touch. The perception of the students after this knowledge are discussed in this paper and also when the touch may be a positive or negative experience to patients. The results of the 32 questionnaries administered to nursing students shows that the nurses are using the functional touch mainly.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Downloads

Published

1994-12-01

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 3 (1994)

Section

Original Articles

License

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

Silva, M. J. P. da, & Stefanelli, M. C. (1994). The touch between nurses and patients: nursing students perception. Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da USP, 28(3), 270-280. https://doi.org/10.1590/0080-6234199402800300270