Phenomenological study explores nursing care behaviours and challenges faced during truth-telling, highlighting the need for emotional support.
It was determined that nurses used care behaviours, such as understanding the individual during truth-telling, empathic listening to give spiritual support, showing respect, establishing open communication, answering questions, relieving concerns, showing a friendly approach and therapeutic touch. Coping with the emotional responses of patients-relatives/the family and their own emotions during truth-telling was the most challenging situation for nurses.
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