Person-centered nursing and other health professions

Ghebrehiwet T.; Mendigure J. · Person Centered Medicine (2023) · DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-17650-0_39

Resumen

The growing interest in person-centred care is an idea whose time has come; however we need to move beyond rhetoric to redesign health systems that are fit for purpose, and educational institutions to reorient the curriculum of health professionals towards "learning together to work together", as no single health professional can have all the knowledge and skills to meet the health care needs of populations. In our approach for a holistic perspective, we should locate person centred-care within the larger context of family and community in a dynamic and interactive state. Person-centred care acknowledges that people are fully involved in their care. This will mean that person-centred care will require a new set of competencies of nurses and other health professionals. In order to put patients at the centre of care, we need health professionals with competencies in communication and assessment, counselling and behaviour change strategies, supporting self-management of illness and wellness, and coordination of care across time and with other health professionals. © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023. All rights reserved.

Instituciones: Universidad Peruana Unión