Client Centred Nursing
Nursing is a profession that aims to deliver safe and efficient care to patients. It consists of many responsibilities, including administering treatments effectively, actively communicating with patients and health care team members, and providing support and advice to patients and their families (American Nurses Association, n.d.). In nursing, there are certain concepts that are important to the job that all nurses must address and follow. These concepts form the basis of nursing and are required to ensure that nurses give the best care possible. One central concept in nursing that must be applied by all nurses in every health care setting is the notion of client-centered care. Client-centered care, or patient-centered care, is a crucial
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The satisfaction of the patient is extremely important and is one of the main goals of providing healthcare. For this to occur, patients need to be comfortable and aware of what is going on. Client-centered care gives patients and their families the opportunity to be involved and allows them to participate in decision making (College of Nurses of Ontario, 2006). By focusing on the patient and giving them a voice, nurses, and other health care professionals can ensure that the patient will get the care that is most suitable for them. It is important that whatever decision the patient decides to go with, the nurse or health care professional respects that choice. In the novel, Tilda demonstrates client-centered care through the act of respecting a patient’s choice to end his life. Dr. Irving Laurence was a 75-year old man with conditions such as coronary artery disease, diabetes, and kidney failure. It was clear that he did not want to live in pain and had thoughts about ending his life. About a few hours after his ex-wife, Brenda, had left the hospital from visiting him, Dr. Laurence reached out to Shalof by writing a note as a breathing tube was inserted into his mouth. He had written, “Is this necessary? Do I have any choice in the matter?” (Shalof, 2005, p. 237). Tilda understood Dr. Laurence’s wants, and before doing anything further, she made sure that he was aware of the entire situation. She asked him, “Do you understand that the breathing tube is keeping you alive right now? Do you realize that if we take the tube out, you will die? Is that what you want?” (Shalof, 2005, p. 237). In the end, Dr. Laurence replied to her by “clasp[ing] his hands together, in prayer, his eyes heavenward,” and to Tilda, “his message couldn’t have been any clearer,” (Shalof, 2005, p. 237). Tilda demonstrated patient-centered care by informing the patient of what was happening.
The satisfaction of the patient is extremely important and is one of the main goals of providing healthcare. For this to occur, patients need to be comfortable and aware of what is going on. Client-centered care gives patients and their families the opportunity to be involved and allows them to participate in decision making (College of Nurses of Ontario, 2006). By focusing on the patient and giving them a voice, nurses, and other health care professionals can ensure that the patient will get the care that is most suitable for them. It is important that whatever decision the patient decides to go with, the nurse or health care professional respects that choice. In the novel, Tilda demonstrates client-centered care through the act of respecting a patient’s choice to end his life. Dr. Irving Laurence was a 75-year old man with conditions such as coronary artery disease, diabetes, and kidney failure. It was clear that he did not want to live in pain and had thoughts about ending his life. About a few hours after his ex-wife, Brenda, had left the hospital from visiting him, Dr. Laurence reached out to Shalof by writing a note as a breathing tube was inserted into his mouth. He had written, “Is this necessary? Do I have any choice in the matter?” (Shalof, 2005, p. 237). Tilda understood Dr. Laurence’s wants, and before doing anything further, she made sure that he was aware of the entire situation. She asked him, “Do you understand that the breathing tube is keeping you alive right now? Do you realize that if we take the tube out, you will die? Is that what you want?” (Shalof, 2005, p. 237). In the end, Dr. Laurence replied to her by “clasp[ing] his hands together, in prayer, his eyes heavenward,” and to Tilda, “his message couldn’t have been any clearer,” (Shalof, 2005, p. 237). Tilda demonstrated patient-centered care by informing the patient of what was happening.