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Joyce Travel bee’s Theory The main core of Joyce Travel bee’s theory is in the establishment and development of the nurse-patient relationship. “Nursing to Travel bee is an interpersonal process between two human beings one of whom needs assistance because of an illness and the other who is able to give such assistance” (Meleis, 2012, p. 258). Travel bee stresses the importance of nurses becoming involved with the patients, because it is through this connection that sympathy, empathy and rapport are built (Meleis, 2012). According to Travel bee, there are five stages must occur for achieving the goal for nurse-patient relationship (Meleis, 2012). The first phase is the original encounter in which initial impressions between the patients and the nurse occur. The second is the phase of emerging identities in which both the nurse and the patient begin to go beyond their particular roles and to see the other as an individual with unique qualities. Empathy is the third stage, in which both individuals share their psychological states, but no feelings are shared at his time. The phase of sympathy is the fourth stage .According to Meleis (2012), “Sharing, feeling, and experiencing what others are feeling and experiencing is accomplished” (p. 259). In this phase, the nurse’s responsibility is to turn sympathy into useful nursing actions. The phase of rapport is the final stage in which a relationship is developed where the nurse and the patient are able to communicate their feelings with ease (Meleis, 2012). When all the five phases are completed, the nurse is able to have an open relationship with the patient. The nurse can help the patient to cope with suffering and illness. According to Meleis(2012), the focus of nurses role is to assist the patient to find different perspectives for suffering. A patient will eventually develop hope through the establishment of