Nursing in Partnership with Patients and Carers

by Audrey Reed

• ISBN13: 9780857253071
• ISBN10: 0857253077
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-05-01
• Publisher: Learning Matters

Summary

Future healthcare services are changing to give patients more rights over their own health care. The NMC require that nurses work in partnership with those in their care. This book provides a timely guide to enabling patient and carer participation in nursing care. It challenges the reader to see the person in the patient and explores the nature of the nurse-patient relationship. It gives practical advice on how students can promote participation on placements and in practice. The book also offers an insight into the realities of being a carer, and discusses how quality of patient experiences can be assessed.

Table of Contents

Introduction

The Nurse-patient Relationship

Health Policy on Patient and Carer Partnership

Patient Participation and Partnership

Nursing in Partnership with Carers

Family-centred Care

The Biographical Approach and Assessment

Supporting Self-care

Health Information and Health Literacy

Quality Issues in Patient Participation

References

Index

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