Does patient-centered care benefit patients and their families?
“Patient-centered care in healthcare is defined as care provision that is consistent with the values, needs, and desires of patients and is achieved when clinicians involve patients in healthcare discussions and decisions” (Constand, M. K., MacDermid, J. C., Dal Bello-Haas, V., & Law, M, 2014). Patient-Centered care can improve the quality of a patient's life, because we as nurses are focused on the holistic individual needs of the patient. Not just the outcomes of a treatment or what we think is best for the patient. We are also focused on the patients and the families input. Patient-centered care can help improve: health outcomes, reduce expenses and have better patient gratification. …show more content…
It helps the nurses to form a relationship with the patients, and help the patient feel like they are involved with their care. It improves nursing because when person-centered care is implemented, it helps the overall happiness of the patient. Nursing is improved because “Research has shown that the nursing work environment is a determining factor. It seems that when patients have positive experiences of nursing care, nurses also experience a good and healthy work environment” (Kieft, R. A. M. M., de Brouwer, B.,B.J.M., Francke, A. L., & Delnoij, D. M. J, 2014). Patient-centered care helps improve nursing in a lot of ways but most importantly it helps both the nurse’s and patient's to be in a good healthy environment. Which helps the overall healing process and helps the patient to be more thankful towards their caregivers, plus helps work to be more enjoyable for the …show more content…
N., 2013) needs and making sure those are met through the relationship that the nurse creates with the patient. Which happens because they are with the patient a lot of the time. The nurse’s make sure they are incorporating the patients with their care. Which can reduce the cost of care because the patient is informed on everything that is happening, and they can choose what they want or need, and what they don’t want or need. It also includes the family into their care plan, which is a factor of holistic care. Holistic care is a very important factor in patient-centered care, and it will continue to be more and more of a priority in the healthcare setting moving forward into the future. For example:
Patient-centered care will achieve considerable attention, and patients will become key players in determining which health care outcomes are valued. With an emphasis on effectiveness, coordination of services, and preventive care, a strong foundation in lifestyle change and holistic care strategies are required. In this new climate of healthcare delivery, nurse coaches who practice from a holistic framework are partnering with patients to achieve health and wellness goals. (Klebanoff, A. N.,
“Patient-centered care in healthcare is defined as care provision that is consistent with the values, needs, and desires of patients and is achieved when clinicians involve patients in healthcare discussions and decisions” (Constand, M. K., MacDermid, J. C., Dal Bello-Haas, V., & Law, M, 2014). Patient-Centered care can improve the quality of a patient's life, because we as nurses are focused on the holistic individual needs of the patient. Not just the outcomes of a treatment or what we think is best for the patient. We are also focused on the patients and the families input. Patient-centered care can help improve: health outcomes, reduce expenses and have better patient gratification. …show more content…
It helps the nurses to form a relationship with the patients, and help the patient feel like they are involved with their care. It improves nursing because when person-centered care is implemented, it helps the overall happiness of the patient. Nursing is improved because “Research has shown that the nursing work environment is a determining factor. It seems that when patients have positive experiences of nursing care, nurses also experience a good and healthy work environment” (Kieft, R. A. M. M., de Brouwer, B.,B.J.M., Francke, A. L., & Delnoij, D. M. J, 2014). Patient-centered care helps improve nursing in a lot of ways but most importantly it helps both the nurse’s and patient's to be in a good healthy environment. Which helps the overall healing process and helps the patient to be more thankful towards their caregivers, plus helps work to be more enjoyable for the …show more content…
N., 2013) needs and making sure those are met through the relationship that the nurse creates with the patient. Which happens because they are with the patient a lot of the time. The nurse’s make sure they are incorporating the patients with their care. Which can reduce the cost of care because the patient is informed on everything that is happening, and they can choose what they want or need, and what they don’t want or need. It also includes the family into their care plan, which is a factor of holistic care. Holistic care is a very important factor in patient-centered care, and it will continue to be more and more of a priority in the healthcare setting moving forward into the future. For example:
Patient-centered care will achieve considerable attention, and patients will become key players in determining which health care outcomes are valued. With an emphasis on effectiveness, coordination of services, and preventive care, a strong foundation in lifestyle change and holistic care strategies are required. In this new climate of healthcare delivery, nurse coaches who practice from a holistic framework are partnering with patients to achieve health and wellness goals. (Klebanoff, A. N.,