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Travelbee's Human-to-Human Relationship

Joyce Travelbee developed the Human to Human Relationship Theory which focuses on the relationship between nurses and patients. The theory outlines five stages of the relationship: 1) original encounter, 2) emerging identities, 3) empathy, 4) sympathy, and 5) rapport. Travelbee believed that nursing is an interpersonal process where nurses help individuals prevent or cope with illness by understanding their uniqueness and perceiving their experiences. The theory aims to clarify the nurse-patient relationship and is useful for describing and explaining phenomena within its scope of application to patients experiencing distress or life changes.

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Travelbee's Human-to-Human Relationship

Joyce Travelbee developed the Human to Human Relationship Theory which focuses on the relationship between nurses and patients. The theory outlines five stages of the relationship: 1) original encounter, 2) emerging identities, 3) empathy, 4) sympathy, and 5) rapport. Travelbee believed that nursing is an interpersonal process where nurses help individuals prevent or cope with illness by understanding their uniqueness and perceiving their experiences. The theory aims to clarify the nurse-patient relationship and is useful for describing and explaining phenomena within its scope of application to patients experiencing distress or life changes.

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Joyce Travelbee’s

Human to Human Relationship Theory

By: Benjie Soberano, RN


Kathrina Agbulos, RN
“A nurse does not only seek to alleviate physical
pain or render physical care – she ministers to
the whole person. The existence of the suffering
whether physical, mental or spiritual is the
proper concern of the nurse.”
- Joyce Travelbee (1926-1973)
Joyce Travelbee
(1926-1973)
Human to Human Relationship Model
 A psychiatric nurse, educator and writer born in
1926
 completed her BSN degree at Louisiana State
University in 1956
 completed her Master of Science Degree in Nursing
at Yale University in 1959
 Psychiatric Nurse Instructor at De Paul Hospital
affiliate School, New Orleans, 1952
 1970, the Project Director of Graduate Education at
Louisiana State University School of Nursing until
her death.
 1963, started to publish articles and journals in
nursing.
 1966 and 1971, publication of her first book entitled
Interpersonal Aspects of Nursing.
 1969, when she published her second book
Intervention in Psychiatric Nursing: Process in the
One-to-One Relationship
 She started Doctoral program in Florida in 1973 but
did not complete the program because she died later
on this same year
Four Major Concepts
Person
_________________________

 a unique, irreplaceable individual, who is in


a continuous process of becoming, evolving
and changing
Health
____________________
 categorized health as subjective and
objective health
Environment
____________________
 not clearly defined
Nursing
____________________
 nursing is an interpersonal process whereby
the professional nurse practitioner assists
an individual, family or community to
prevent or cope with experience or illness
and suffering, and if necessary to find
meaning in these experiences
Human to Human Relationship
Model
1. Original Encounter
- First impression by the nurse of the sick person and
vice-versa.
- Stereotyped or traditional roles

2. Emerging Identities
- the time when relationship begins
- the nurse and patient perceives each
others uniqueness
3. Empathy
- the ability to share in the person’s experience

4. Sympathy
- when the nurse wants to lessen the cause
of patient’s suffering.
- it goes beyond empathy—“When one
sympathizes, one is involved but not
incapacitated by the involvement.”
- therapeutic use of self
5. Rapport
- Rapport is described as nursing interventions that lessens the
patient’s suffering.
- Relation as human being to human being
- “A nurse is able to establish rapport because she possesses the
necessary knowledge and skills required to assist ill persons
and because she is able to perceive, respond to and appreciate
the uniqueness of the ill human being.”
Acceptance by the Nursing
Community
Practice - Hospice – self-actualizing life
experience. Assumption of the sick role. Meaning
of life and sickness and death.

Education - Teaches nurses to understand


the meaning of illness and suffering

Research - Applied in the theory of caring


cancer patients.
Analysis
Clarity
____________________
 The theory clearly states the main concept
and only focuses on the relationship
between the nurse and patient
Simplicity
____________________
 Simple to understand
Generality
____________________
 The theory has a wide scope of application,
but only applicable to those patients in
distress and have life changing events
Empirical Precision
_____________________
 Some of Travelbee’s ideas are common
practice in nursing thus Joyce does not
appear to develop her propositions using
findings of research
Derivable Consequences
_____________________
 useful because of its ability to describe,
explain, predict and control a phenomena as
long as within the limitations of scope
Application
Joanna, a 25 year old woman who appeared at a psychiatric outpatient clinic
requesting therapy. She said “ Ayokong maging malapit sa ibang tao maliban sa
pamilya ko.” She had a happy childhood, loving parents and liked her sister. Her
entire family is very active in religious Catholic activities and even gained a lot of
friends. She thought that her fear of closeness began when she slept over with her
friend’s house. During the night, her friend began to fondle her in a way that she
interpreted as sexual. She become very frightened and felt guilty. She told no one
before entering therapy. Although she attended college, she never dated and only
participated in superficial contacts. She realized that this was not a healthy young
adult behavior and because the behavior and because the behavior continued into her
twenties, Joanna decided to seek help.

In response to her situation, the psychiatric nurse. Luz, who is at the same
age as Joanna, tried to get as much information that would help in Joanna’s situation.
Although Joanna was initially hesitant and dry, Luz build a positive feeling of security
by genuinely dealing with her as if they were real friends. In the end, Luz noticed that
Joanna felt comfortable talking with her and even shared with her more feelings and
thoughts.
Summary

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