patient-centered care Archives

patient-centered care

Caring for diverse patient populations in their homes

June 29, 2022

CS/PC strategies enhance the three essential skills of home health nursing: building a caring-trusting relationship with the patient, holistic and advanced assessment and care planning skills, and effective…

From our readers…Creating a patient/family advisory board

February 11, 2011

Today’s nurse is challenged to procure the skills and knowledge to facilitate healthy work environments in order to achieve best patient outcomes. How better to assist the nurse…

In with care boards, out with care plans

May 11, 2015

To promote patient-centered care, healthcare professionals are striving to find new ways to respond to individual patient preferences, needs, and values. Traditionally, nurses created the patient’s plan of…

Increasing electronic health literacy: A three-pronged approach

July 11, 2018

Use assessment, education, and support to create informed healthcare consumers. By Meigan Robb, PhD, RN, and Teresa Shellenbarger, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF Takeaways: Changes in technological advances have created…

Key concepts in patient-centered care

July 28, 2014

Respect, communication, and comfort are essential to ensuring that care focuses on the patient first.

Nurse-led case management of bariatric-surgery patients shows promise

December 14, 2023

Nurse-led case management for bariatric surgery patients offered better outcomes compared to usual care, a literature review indicates. A review of 10 studies found that a multidisciplinary approach…

Shared decision making and patient-centered care

February 3, 2020

Engage patients in healthcare decisions to ensure patient autonomy. Takeaways: Patients should be actively involved in making decisions about their care. Shared decision making is a process by…

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