Since the relationship seems essential for the outcomes of
the nursing care and also affects the person’s experiences of
received nursing care it is important to study the relationship
further in home-based nursing care where the context of the
relationships usually is different compared to hospital care.
Another important reason for study the relationship further is
that the literature has shown that care suffering arises from
negative relationships despite the fact that it is supposed to
promote health and well-being [14]. The nurse is responsible
for the caring relationship and that the relationship turns out
positive. The aim of this study was to explore registered
nurses’ experiences of their relationships with persons in
home-based nursing care.