Introduction
Person centered care can be described as a particular way of practicing things that views the individuals that use social and health services as partners who are equal in both developing and planning care to ensure the needs of the patients are met. It is not all about giving the patient what they want or giving them a lot of information but it is all about putting into consideration the desires, family situations, values, lifestyles and social circumstances of these individuals. It is also considered very important for the nurse in charge to be compassionate and to view things from the patient’s point of view and also to be very respectful of their desires (Grol et al., 2013). Just like us, these patients are people first before anything else and therefore, nurses in charge should talk to them about decisions made before taking any actions. Families of these patients are a very important group of people in the progress of these individuals and working together with them is my major priority as a nurse in order for my patients to improve and get better.
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My strengths as a nurse to offer person centered care may include the following; I have the capability of building teams that are very collaborative and I ensure that they focus all the time on where the residents lives looking more into care that can nurture the spirit, the mind and body. I also have the capability of creating and supporting the particular organization as a dynamic environment for learning. Lastly, my other strength is my ability to put first other people’s mostly the patient’s needs before anything else. Despite all these strengths, I am human and I have weaknesses and these may include; first and foremost, I have no experience as a nurse in person centered adult care. Secondly, I do not have funds to ensure that the patients are having enough access the necessary care whenever they require it and lastly, I do not have the ability to create an environment that is very accessible and can be able to promote the enjoyment of the residents on an everyday basis.
My expectations are the following; to be in a position of including the family members and friends of the resident as very important members of his or her care team. Secondly, I would love to work hand in hand with the resident’s family members and ensure they are a major part of the care home and lastly, I would like to come up with various designs and important programs of end of life that have the capability of offering the best care in the last stages of life of the residents. My concerns in offering this care may include the following; not being able to include the resident’s close family and friends where need be, secondly, not being able to get to know the patient as an individual and being in a position to recognize their individuality and lastly, not being in a position to offer flexible and accessible services that one finds very easy to acquire.
The three major areas I am going to focus on in my Personal Development Plan are the following; ensuring that close friends and family members of the patients are part of this program and making them aware of what is going on with the life of the patient they clearly have the knowledge. This will include working together with them and educating them about the importance of their presence. Secondly, I would focus on building teams that can be considered very collaborative and making sure they pay attention on the well-being of the patients in order to give them the very best care and lastly, I would like to focus majorly on supporting the particular organization in whichever way I can as a dynamic environment for learning. First I will talk about ensuring that friends and family are part of the program of care giving for a patient. This is because; close family and friends have a role in assisting with the patient’s normalcy. Family and friends can also assist the nurse in charge by familiarizing them with a patient’s dislikes, likes and his ways of being (Polit and Beck, 2004). As a nurse in these care homes I would pay close attention to what the patient’s family has to say about them and make good use of the information they give to make changes and improvements in these care centers in order to meet the family and the patient’s needs. I would also involve the family of the patient in development plans by helping in redesigning the conference of the care in order to start with the input of the family and that of the patient.
The second plan I will discuss is building teams that are very collaborative and making sure that they offer the best care to these patients. I will work together with them and lead by example to ensure we offer the best to the residents. This involves including a wider disciplines range in the care systems and ensuring decision making as a team is the norm. It also includes the promotion of teamwork value and making sure that every team member knows the importance of creative collaboration as it enhances the daily lives of the patients (Gilson, 2003). In this case, I will have a meeting between my team, the family of the patient and the patient himself in order to come up with the best care plan that will aid the life the patient will get in the care home. The last objective I will talk about is doing my best to support the care home as an academic environment and also to provide the best care possible. The journey of person centered care never comes to an end therefore; seeking and implementation of practices that can help in ensuring there are changes in the culture (Lukas et al., 2007). Ensuring that all members of my team are well equipped with the trainings that are taking place will help them provide the best care to the patients. In relation to this, I would come up with a collaborative team and ensure that we do our best research on offering the best care. I would also come up with practices, care guidelines and policies to help in the improvement and enjoyment of the patients in these homes.
Conclusion
Close friends and families can be described as the most important people that have effects on the living conditions of these patients. It is therefore very important for me as a nurse to build a relationship with the patient’s family. By doing this, I will be able to get to know my patient better the dos and the don’ts. Making families a part of the care plan is also important and they should be made aware of all the decisions I make as a nurse before implementing them on the patient. Building a team and having a good relationship with my teammates will help in achieving the agenda of offering the best care to patients. It is also a very important factor to understand the patient in what he is going through and to build a relationship with them. This will help administering of the best person care to the patient.
References
Gilson, L., 2003. Trust and the development of health care as a social institution. Social science & medicine, 56(7), pp.1453-1468.
Grol, R., Wensing, M., Eccles, M. and Davis, D. eds., 2013. Improving patient care: the implementation of change in health care. John Wiley & Sons.
Lukas, C.V., Holmes, S.K., Cohen, A.B., Restuccia, J., Cramer, I.E., Shwartz, M. and Charns, M.P., 2007. Transformational change in health care systems: an organizational model. Health care management review, 32(4), pp.309-320.
Polit, D.F. and Beck, C.T., 2004. Nursing research: Principles and methods. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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