Barriers to nurses' therapeutic communication practices in a district hospital in Ghana

• Main Authors: Evans Osei Appiah (Author), Ezekiel Oti-Boadi (Author), Mary Ani-Amponsah (Author), Dorcas Goku Mawusi (Author), Dorothy Baffour Awuah (Author), Awube Menlah (Author), Cindy Ofori-Appiah (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Patients accessing health care enter the hospital environment with extreme anxiety, fear and distress which impacts their interactions with nurses and other health care professionals who are expected to help allay these anxieties in order to enhance patients care satisfaction. Ho...