Travelbee’s Theory: Human-to-Human Relationship Model - its suitability for palliative nursing care
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https://doi.org/10.12707/RV20010Keywords:
nursing, nurse-patient relations, nursing theory, palliative careAbstract
Background: Travelbee’s theoretical model has significantly influenced the palliative care movement. According to Travelbee, the Human-to-Human Relationship is the means through which the purpose of nursing is fulfilled. Thus, nurses are challenged to implement a more reflective practice based on compassion and sympathy.
Objective: To describe Travelbee’s Human-to-Human Relationship Model and provide an adequate conceptual framework for palliative nursing care.
Main topics under analysis: To frame Travelbee’s theory. To describe the suitability of the theory for palliative care. To reflect on Travelbee’s view of nursing. To analyze its relevance in the nursing context.
Conclusion: Travelbee’s Human-to-Human Relationship Model is in line with the philosophy of palliative care, being an interpersonal process in which nurses intervene in the suffering process but also in its prevention.
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