Collaboration and trust in nursing can make a drastic shift in patient care. Based on the concept of holistic nursing, a person is deemed to be in close connection with the environment. Treatment of the patient depends not only on the actions of the nurse but also on the usefulness of care. Holistic medicine means that a person can be cured solely by being in harmony between their personality, their body, consciousness, and reality (Thornton, 2019). The nurse acts as a guide to such a worldview, where, having united the disparate aspects of one’s personality, a person actually begins to heal. This is why collaboration and trust are particularly important in the nursing process for helping the patient feel worthwhile and self-sufficient.
The patient’s trust in the nurse is irreplaceable as a fundamental aspect of the treatment. Patients must cooperate with the doctor who works with them; otherwise, there is no psychological factor in the healing process, which is more important than the physical ones for avoiding adverse outcomes. The ability to negotiate, listen, and be heard must be communicated to the patient, and the results directly depend on the behavior of the nurse. It should be added that Florence Nightingale, considered the godmother of modern nursing, developed theoretical calculations in her diaries about the equality of people and the need for protecting their rights (Selanders & Crane, 2012). Indeed, the respect for people puts them high as independent human units. This provision, alongside a genuine desire to help, inevitably leads to the emergence of a positive spiritual healing effect. In addition, this concept is applied in my professional practice at the stage of diagnosing people for their collaboration with specialists, and in McAuley’s time, it could be used for promoting the restorative environment. Thus, inviting a patient to cooperate in a trusting manner is a condition for their successful treatment.
References
Selanders, L., & Crane, P. (2012). The voice of Florence Nightingale on advocacy.The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 17(1). Web.
Thornton, L. (2019). A brief history and overview of holistic nursing. Integrative Medicine: A Clinician’s Journal, 18(4), 32-33. Web.