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The nurse-patient relationship

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Ethics and Nursing Practice

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The nurse-patient relationship, along with other professional-client relationships, is often described as special (Tschudin, 1986, p. 12). Fromer describes special relationships as ‘those in which particular duties and obligations are owed and in which certain duties and obligations go beyond the scope of ordinary social intercourse’. (Fromer, 1981, p. 335).

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Centre for Applied Ethics Philosophy Section, University of Wales College of Cardiff, UK

    Ruth Chadwick B.Phil., MA, D.Phil., LLB (Director)

  2. Gwent Health Authority, UK

    Win Tadd B.Ed.(Hons), DN, RGN, SCM, ONC, RCNT, Cert.Ed., RNT (Senior Teacher and Project Officer, Project 2000)

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  1. Ruth Chadwick B.Phil., MA, D.Phil., LLB
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Chadwick, R., Tadd, W. (1992). The nurse-patient relationship. In: Ethics and Nursing Practice. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-11388-0_2

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