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What is person-Centred Care Journal?
Person-centred care means treating patients as individuals and as equal partners in the business of healing; it is personalised, coordinated and enabling. 1 It is not a medical model and should be regarded as multidisciplinary, recognising that a person may need more than one professional to support them. Person-centred care supports people to develop the knowledge, skills and confidence they need to more effectively manage and make informed decisions about their own health and health care. It is coordinated and tailored to the needs of the individual. A person-led approach is where the person is supported to lead their own care and treated as a person first. The focus is on the person and what they can do, not their condition or disability. Support should focus on achieving the person’s aspirations and be tailored to their needs and unique circumstances. Basic Goals of Person-Centered Therapy Increase self-acceptance and self-esteem. Personal growth and self-expression. Minimize negative feelings (such as defensiveness, regret, guilt, insecurity) Better understanding and trust in oneself. Person-centered therapy, also called client-centered therapy, was created by Carl Rogers almost 70 years ago. Carl Rogers, the founder of the person-centered approach, was one of the pioneers of humanistic psychology. As such, the person-centered approach is often associated with humanistic psychology.
What does the NMC code say about person-centred care?
Kindness and respect mean different things to different people. That’s why it matters to be person-centred. Being person-centred means thinking about what makes each person unique, and doing everything you can to put their needs first. Promote person-centred values in everyday work You may see these values expressed in the following way: individuality, independence, privacy, partnership, choice, dignity, respect, rights, equality and diversity. Person-centred values Examples include: individuality, independence, privacy, partnership, choice, dignity, respect and rights. Person-centred care is health care that is respectful of, and responsive to, the preferences, needs and values of patients and consumers. Clinical care standards support the key principles of person-centred care, namely: Treating patients with dignity and respect. Encouraging patient participation in decision-making.
What is the most important element of person-centred care?
putting the individual at the centre and getting to know the patient as a person (recognising their individuality) taking a holistic approach to assessing people’s needs and providing care. making sure family members and friends are consulted and included. There is good evidence that person-centred care can lead to improvements in safety, quality and cost-effectiveness of health care, as well as improvements in patient and staff satisfaction. taking into account people’s preferences and chosen needs. ensuring people are physically comfortable and safe. emotional support involving family and friends. making sure people have access to appropriate care that they need, when and where they need it. The eight values in person-centred healthcare are individuality, rights, privacy, choice, independence, dignity, respect, and partnership. All that you need is a healthcare professional who, at the very least, ask three questions: Why are you here? What do you think is going on/giving you your symptoms? The Standards are built upon five principles; dignity and respect, compassion, be included, responsive care and support and wellbeing. The possible disadvantages of PCC are as follows: Increased personal and financial costs; Exclusion of certain groups; Exclusion of staff’s personhood; Risk for compassion fatigue; and Unfairness due to empathy. The possible disadvantages of PCC are as follows: Increased personal and financial costs; Exclusion of certain groups; Exclusion of staff’s personhood; Risk for compassion fatigue; and Unfairness due to empathy.
What are the challenges of person-centred care?
The possible disadvantages of PCC are as follows: Increased personal and financial costs; Exclusion of certain groups; Exclusion of staff’s personhood; Risk for compassion fatigue; and Unfairness due to empathy.