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Refusing to accept a gift has the potential to damage relations with the patient. Accepting a patient’s gift can be beneficial; it can strengthen the friendly relationship between the nursing associate and the patient by acknowledging the patient’s autonomy, adding to the patient’s self‐worth and to reinforce trust.

Individuals might derive great pleasure from giving gifts, and if a gift is rejected, this has the potential to hurt or offend the person who is giving.

There is pleasure in both giving and receiving, and usually no harm is done; however, the nursing associate must always be cautious about accepting any gift. Organisational guidelines (local policy and procedure) may help to decide on the appropriateness or inappropriateness of receiving any kind of gift, monetary or otherwise. There are alternatives to gift giving, for example, the patients or their family could:

 Make a donation to a charity

 Make a contribution to the hospital, clinic, unit charity fund if there is one

 Complete an employee recognition form or write a letter

 Provide feedback via the Friend and Family Test