Perioperative's Theory Of Interpersonal Relationship

THE INFLUENCE OF NURSE’S INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP ON PERIOPERATIVE PATIENT’S FAMILY UNCERTAINTY BASED

ON HILDEGARD PEPLAU’S THEORY

Hariyono1, Tjipto Soewandi2, Ah Yusuf2

1Doctoral Degree Programs, Lecturer2, Faculty of Public Health

Airlangga University, Surabaya Indonesia

ABSTRACT

Nurse who is able to develop positive relationship with client can help to reduce uncertainty directly associated with high emotional distress, anxiety and depression by providing opportunity to patient to develop alliance, communication and acceptance. The purpose of the study was to analyze the influence of nurse’s interpersonal relationship on perioperative patient 's family uncertainty. The study used analytical design with cross sectional approach

Perioperative’s nurse in practice is still too focused on the self-efficacy of the patient and not yet touched his or her family, whereas family is the primary support system for healthy or ill client (Suprayitno, 2004). Family members who are unable to cope with the uncertainty associated with critical illness may have an adverse effect on the patient’s emotional state and ultimate recovery (Miller, 1994). The level of uncertainty in illness and its management perceived by the families can be lowered with good interpersonal relationship delivered by nurse to patient and his or her family members who accompanied (O 'bryne,

The theoretic benefit was to increase knowledge and reference in nursing science, especially nurse’s interpersonal relationship with high level perioperative patient’s uncertainty and become a source of reference for nurse’s guidance in improving interpersonal relationship. The practical benefit was to provide input for institutions to acknowledge the influence of nurse’s interpersonal relationship, so it can be used as information in order to manage / reduce the level of uncertainty in perioperative patient’s family through good personal relationship between nurse and