Dr Meleis’ Transition theory seeks to unravel different changes patients undergo whenever they are faced with an experience that calls for their adjusting to the new state they are. Utilizing this understanding and observation helps to explain the experiences these patients are passing through.
Challenges patients face in today's complex health care system
The following are challenges patients face due to transition
Lack of access to preventive services. Many patients who are undergoing transition often lack services that they require to make their transition smooth (Salmond & Echevarria, 2017). This phenomenon usually causes the period to be a painful and demotivating ordeal
Lack of funding for the services that would facilitate their transitioning. Many patients lack financing for the right medical attention that is required for them to transition from one state that they are to the state that they would eventually get.
Lack of education in regards to transition. Few pieces of research have been done to provide information to medical institutions and policymakers on how to best provide service to patients undergoing changes in their lives.
Roles
Provide counselling to both the patient and the family members of the patient so as to prepare them for the outcome of the transition.
Advocate for the betterment of policies and their implementation (Codina, 2017). Nurses are advocates of patients to both policymakers and administrations of various medical institutions so as to come up with regulations that enhance better treatment for these patients.
Provide reports on the progress that the patients they are attending to are faring. This information is critical for medical institutes for better planning.