Exploring Person Centred Care from a Nursing Perspective

Exploring Person Centred Care from a Nursing PerspectiveOrder Description • Introduction to set the scene and to introduce your chosen client or carer or significant other. Give a very brief introduction as to the care intervention that was implemented. You must be mindful of protecting your patients’ identity and anonymity must prevail • The main body of the assignment will include how you and the team you worked within considered the legal, professional or ethical issues that influenced the delivery of care. • Person centred care must be included within your work and you must demonstrate an understanding of what this is. • Legal issues for example may include areas such as Human Rights Act...or Mental Capacity Act ...or Deprivation of Liberty. • Professional issues that affect delivery of care for a nurse may include Nursing and Midwifery Code of Conduct. Or policies and procedures. Or professional conduct. or professional guidelines from professional bodies (RCN) • Ethical issues may include consent, or data protection or confidentiality. Anti-discriminatory practice. • Communication strategies will need to be discussed when defining the episode of care and the significance of developing a therapeutic relationship will need to be discussed. • The conclusion will discuss the outcome of the care that was implemented. • Please be mindful that at this level four study the more analytical the student is then the higher the grade. • All academic work should be substantiated by reliable and valid references. • Please refer to the recommended reading list for suitable references. Recommended web sites that the student may find useful could be: • Nursing and Midwifery Council • Department of Health • Royal College of Nursing • The NHS Constitution • National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) • 2000 words without reference list. Harvard reference style.