Sibling rivalry in nursing and the role of nurse psychotherapist

TOPIC. The burgeoning role of the analytically prepared nurse psychotherapi st in Great Britain. PURPOSE. To describe the struggles of nurses in this role and ways this str uggle might be lessened. SOURCE. Observations Of the author, an analytically prepared nurse psychoth erapist-in-training in Great Britain. CONCLUSIONS. The role of the nurse psychotherapist with psychoanalytic trai ning is in its infancy in Great Britain. Barriers to the development are bo th external, from outside the nursing professional, and internal, in the fo rm of sibling rivalry or envy from less prepared nurses. Increased communic ation among nurses is encouraged so that a shared understanding and mutual respect may result.