Question

Which of the following would not promote trust in the nurse-patient relationship?
1. Returning at the stated time.
2. Fulfilling promises.
3. Maintaining confidentiality.
4. Examining a wound without providing privacy.
5.

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Examining a wound without providing privacy.

Explanation:-

• Trust is the foundation of all therapeutic nurse-patient relationships.
• According to the psychoanalytic theory of Freud, the development of a sense of trust is a primal need of all human beings.
• Trust is essential when patients are placed in a vulnerable position in healthcare settings, Patients need to believe that nurses are honest, knowledgeable, dependable, and accepting of who they are as people.

Tools to develop trust In Nurse-Patient Relationship:-

• Listen carefully
• Treat patient respectfully
• Always respect the privacy of patient
• Be honest and consistent
• Follow through on the commitment.
• Have an accepting attitude.