Preparing the Assignment

Introduction

This graded discussion will explore the concepts of person-centred care and reflective practice. Please provide an initial response to the discussion question by Wednesday at 11:59pm MT and two interactive dialogue responses no later than Sunday 11:59 PM MT at the end of WEEK 3. The discussion is worth 75 points. Please refer to the discussion grading rubric for additional criteria.

Assignment

This week’s topic focused on caring and reflective practice in contemporary nursing. In your initial response, provide a definition of what person-centred care means to you. Describe how you will apply principles holistic nursing, cultural humility, and self-reflection in your future role as a nurse practitioner.

Solution:

Patient-centered care is a very important concept in nursing. In my own understanding, patient-centered care is the nursing approach that centers its attention on the patient’s individual needs, desires, wants, values, and goals so that they can assume major responsibility in their nursing care process. This implies that nurses must prioritize patient’s needs over theirs. Many changes have occurred in the healthcare systems, influencing nurses’ ability to deliver patient-centered and holistic care. As such, nurses must continuously enhance their coordination of care across settings and across providers to improve the quality and safety of care, enhance outcomes, and reduce healthcare spending through the application of evidence-based nursing care models (DeNisco & Barker, 2015). By advancing to nurse practitioner, I enhance my knowledge, attitude, and skill set for health promotion and emphasis on care coordination, patient-centered/ holistic care, quality improvement, and data analytics.

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