Resumen

ROMERO DE SAN PIO, Emilia; ROMERO DE SAN PIO, María Jesús  y  GONZALEZ SANCHEZ, Santiago. Derecho al honor, al prestigio y a la salvaguarda de la dignidad profesional en enfermería. Ene. [online]. 2016, vol.10, n.1. ISSN 1988-348X.

Nursing professionals must know the positive reactions against disease to give psychological help and support to the patient and family. Interpersonal contact between health professionals and patients and their families can be sources of conflict, the stress of the disease and the new situation can cause aggression towards the health team. This makes calling into question the prestige and professional dignity.

Palabras clave : Nursing; human characteristics; health law; personal space; patient rights.