Patient and family centered care improves healthcare services by building partnerships between the interprofessional healthcare team and patients. For patient and family centered care to be effective, good collaboration, communication and strong leadership must be present. This paper will discuss differing perspectives on patient and family centered care as well as the leadership required for satisfactory patient outcomes.
Patient and Family Centered Care
The Institute for Patient- and Family- Centered Care defines patient and family centered care as “an approach to the planning, delivery and evaluation of health care that is grounded in mutually beneficial partnerships among healthcare providers, patients and families” (Frequently asked …show more content…
This sort of style is most closely related to a democratic style of leadership. According to Giddens (2013), democratic leaders involve followers in the process of making decisions (Giddens, 2013, p. 376). This type of leadership is also called participatory leadership. The fact that as a case manager Morrison uses a democratic style of leadership is a bit unusual. In a study conducted by Zydziunaite & Suominen (2014), research showed that nurse mangers use an autocratic or bureaucratic leadership style when dealing with ethical dilemmas (p. …show more content…
Some of these include: knowing what you want to achieve, caring about the team, acting ethically and with humility, and acting with integrity (Ellis & Abbott, 2014, p. 98). Having a clear vision of what you want to achieve as is vital because a journey without a clear vision will leave teams feeling lost. Techniques that demonstrate care for the team would include listening well to what everyone has to say so that everyone’s ideas are heard, and asking good questions so that one is aware of what is going on. Some other techniques for successful collaboration would include following through on commitments, recognizing when good work has been performed. With all of these techniques, communication is essential. An effective leader always ensured that the instructions they send out are understood and that team members have the resources and ability to undertake the roles they are given (Ellis & Abbott, 2014, p.98). Some of these techniques I would take into my own practice would include: acting ethically with integrity and humility, practicing effective communication, listening to what team members have to say, following through with commitments and making sure I have a clear vision of what we are trying to
Patient and Family Centered Care
The Institute for Patient- and Family- Centered Care defines patient and family centered care as “an approach to the planning, delivery and evaluation of health care that is grounded in mutually beneficial partnerships among healthcare providers, patients and families” (Frequently asked …show more content…
This sort of style is most closely related to a democratic style of leadership. According to Giddens (2013), democratic leaders involve followers in the process of making decisions (Giddens, 2013, p. 376). This type of leadership is also called participatory leadership. The fact that as a case manager Morrison uses a democratic style of leadership is a bit unusual. In a study conducted by Zydziunaite & Suominen (2014), research showed that nurse mangers use an autocratic or bureaucratic leadership style when dealing with ethical dilemmas (p. …show more content…
Some of these include: knowing what you want to achieve, caring about the team, acting ethically and with humility, and acting with integrity (Ellis & Abbott, 2014, p. 98). Having a clear vision of what you want to achieve as is vital because a journey without a clear vision will leave teams feeling lost. Techniques that demonstrate care for the team would include listening well to what everyone has to say so that everyone’s ideas are heard, and asking good questions so that one is aware of what is going on. Some other techniques for successful collaboration would include following through on commitments, recognizing when good work has been performed. With all of these techniques, communication is essential. An effective leader always ensured that the instructions they send out are understood and that team members have the resources and ability to undertake the roles they are given (Ellis & Abbott, 2014, p.98). Some of these techniques I would take into my own practice would include: acting ethically with integrity and humility, practicing effective communication, listening to what team members have to say, following through with commitments and making sure I have a clear vision of what we are trying to