what is the priority when the nurse is establishing a therapeutic environment for a client
Nurse–client relationship Nurses are expected to always act in the best interests of the patient to maintain a relationship that is strictly with all intent to only benefit the client.[4] The nurse must ensure that their clientâ€™s needs are met while being professional.[4] Extensive research and clinical observation has shown that the body, mind and emotions are in unity. Therefore, in order to help another person, one must consider all these aspects; this means not neglecting the person and strictly just treating the illness. Caring for patients is beyond the treatment of disease and disability.[8]
Moral treatment A key figure in the early spread of moral treatment in the United States was Benjamin Rush (1745â€“1813),[9] an eminent physician at Pennsylvania Hospital. He limited his practice to mental illness and developed innovative, humane approaches to treatment. He required that the hospital hire intelligent and sensitive attendants to work closely with patients, reading and talking to them and taking them on regular walks. He also suggested that it would be therapeutic for doctors to give small gifts to their patients every so often. However, Rush's treatment methods included bloodletting (bleeding), purging, hot and cold baths, mercury, and strapping patients to spinning boards and "tranquilizer" chairs.[10]