Joyce Travelbee: Human-to-Human Relationship Model of Nursing Flashcards
Interactional Phases
Original Encounter, Emerging Identities, Empathy, Sympathy, Rapport
the first impression by the nurse of the sick person and vice-versa. The nurse and patient see each other in stereotyped and traditional roles.
Original encounter
described by the nurse and patient perceiving each other as unique individuals. At this time, the link of the relationship begins to form.
Emerging Identities
is described as the ability to share in the person’s experience.
Empathy
happens when the nurse wants to lessen the cause of the patient’s suffering.
SYmpathy
– the nurse and the sick person are related as human beings to human beings.
rapport
a unique, irreplaceable individual who is in continuous process of becoming, evolving & changing.
Person
defines it as subjective or objective
Health
these are human conditions & life experiences encountered by human beings. These conditions are associated with the environment.
Environment
state of well-being in accord with self-appraisal of physical-emotional-spiritual status.
Subjective health
absence of discernible disease, disability, or defect
Objective health
– the Goal is to prevent or cope with the experience of illness & suffering and find meaning in these experiences.
Nursing
- Believed that “compassion” must be integrated into the care given to patients.
Joyce Travelbee
Joyce Travelbee Theory
Theory: Human-to-Human Relationship Model (Concept of Compassion)
