Essential characteristics of patient-centered care in professional nursing.

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Accoring to the Institute of Medicine" Patient center care is providing care that is respectful of and responsive to individual patient preferences, needs and values, and ensuring that patient values guide all clinical decisions."

In simple words patient centered care can be defined as care which mainly focuses patient, their needs, values and concerns. The goal is to achieve overall well being of the patient physically, mentally, socially, economically and spiritually. The achievement of this goal is not only the target of nursing professionals but also every healthcare institution that deals with 'Patients'. This patient centered care in professional nursing has various characteristics:

Patient should be considered as a unique person but care should be given without any discrimination of age,gender, caste, nationality or culture.
Respect to patient's preferences, needs, beliefs and values.
Build a good rapport and trust with the patient. Use be proper channels and methods of communication is important.
Involvement of family members and friends who is trustworthy to them in treatment regimen. This will make patients more cooperative and understanding to physicians instruction and the treatment course.
Provide information and education to patients about their condition and treatment. Transparency between the patient and care provider is must. Information should be correct and truthful. This will help them to make correct decision.
Opportunity to make decisions for their care, participate in treatment plan and make choices.
Care should be accessible to patient.
Care should focus on physical comfort as well as provide emotional support when needed.
Coordination and integration of care is important between patient and care providers and also between the team members.
The care provided should be continuous. Transition of care may also be required at times.
Patient safety should be a major concern of the care like preventing patient falls, adequate hand hygiene.
Patient's right to privacy and confidentiality at every level of care should be maintained.

These are some of the basic characteristics based on which the patient centered care should be delievered.

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