Great post. Patient's when given autonomy have more positive outcomes. Especially when they see that the outcome is a positive one. With encouragement and guidance patient's success rates could rise. I feel like patient's each need an individual plan that meets their needs not a generic plan that has been printed from a system. Patient's have better outcomes when the plan meets their needs and their individual lifestyles. Patient's need to feel like their in control of their health and we as nurses need to respect what their needs are. It's almost as if we have to be investigators trying to figure out the patient's needs are and we get those answers by asking the right questions. We have to be proactive and keep a good ear out. Sometimes I
