Connor Ann, Howett Maeve
Family and Community Nurse Department, Emory University.
J Holist Nurs. 2009 Jun;27(2):127-35. doi: 10.1177/0898010109333337.
This article discusses the application and integration of intentional comfort touch as a holistic nursing practice. A review of the literature on touch and its related concepts is included. Although nurses use touch frequently in patient encounters, it is not always used intentionally or deliberately to enhance care. The article compares and contrasts intentional comfort touch with nonintentional or procedural touch. The use of intentional comfort touch in innovative clinical settings with diverse and at-risk populations is described. Based on clinical experiences and the current literature, a conceptual model of intentional comfort touch is proposed. The application of touch is discussed as is the meaning and importance of intentional touch for students, faculty, and patients.
本文探讨了有意舒适触摸作为一种整体护理实践的应用与整合。文中包含了对关于触摸及其相关概念的文献综述。尽管护士在与患者接触时经常使用触摸，但并非总是有意或特意地使用它来改善护理。本文将有意舒适触摸与无意或程序性触摸进行了比较和对比。描述了在具有不同和高危人群的创新临床环境中使用有意舒适触摸的情况。基于临床经验和当前文献，提出了一个有意舒适触摸的概念模型。文中还讨论了触摸的应用以及有意触摸对学生、教师和患者的意义和重要性。
