A nurse that ventures into today’s care setting must one that not only cares for the patient, yet also care’s for that patient’s support group (family). Through the process of caring for all involved a circle of trust a support is born amongst the patient, their family (support group), and the nurse. The patient will feel safe and secure, which could aid in their overall healing. The family of the patient will be able to be more interactive with the patients care, which could help aid in patient’s healing process and over all wellness (Potts & Mandleco, 2012). By caring and building a relationship with the patient and their family the nurse is creating an environment for the patient to receive the best care possible (Harvey & Ahmann, 2016). Since the birth of patient centered care evidence based practice has shown that caring for the patient with their family provides overall satisfaction with a trusting relationship that last a lifetime (Potts & Mandleco, 2012). By this relationship the
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Although there may be some difficulties to acquiring this result. One difficulty may be that the nurse find difficulty in partnering with the patient’s family due to the perception that the family is hostile (Harvey & Ahmann, 2016). However, there is a way for a nurse to overcome this opposition. The nurse could consider the situation different. For instance, seeing that the family is not combative and that they just do not know how to express themselves clearly with the emotional turmoil they are facing (Harvey & Ahmann, 2016). Therefore, the nurse must develop skills to interact with those displaying these behaviors in a way with therapeutic communication/ technique that will produce a desired outcome (Taylor, Lillis, & Lynn, 2015). Thus, resulting in safe and effective patient care while creating a safe place for the patient and
Although there may be some difficulties to acquiring this result. One difficulty may be that the nurse find difficulty in partnering with the patient’s family due to the perception that the family is hostile (Harvey & Ahmann, 2016). However, there is a way for a nurse to overcome this opposition. The nurse could consider the situation different. For instance, seeing that the family is not combative and that they just do not know how to express themselves clearly with the emotional turmoil they are facing (Harvey & Ahmann, 2016). Therefore, the nurse must develop skills to interact with those displaying these behaviors in a way with therapeutic communication/ technique that will produce a desired outcome (Taylor, Lillis, & Lynn, 2015). Thus, resulting in safe and effective patient care while creating a safe place for the patient and