Patient-Centered Care and Caring Interventions

A set of vocabulary flashcards designed to help students understand important concepts related to patient-centered care and caring interventions in nursing.

Patient-Centered Care (PCC)

Recognition of the patient or designee as the source of control and full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care.

Institute of Medicine (IOM) Definition of PCC

Providing care that is respectful of and responsive to individual patient preferences, needs, and values.

Picker's Eight Principles of PCC

Principles including respect for preferences, coordination of care, emotional support, and access to care.

Always Events®

Aspects of the patient experience considered critical and must be performed consistently for every patient.

Evidence-based actions

Actions that meet physical and emotional needs in nursing care.

The 5 Cs of Caring

Compassion, Competence, Confidence, Comportment, and Creativity in nursing.

Swanson’s Caring Process

Includes components like Knowing, Being with, Doing for, Enabling, and Maintaining belief in the patient.

Empathy in Nursing

An essential skill that involves understanding and sharing the feelings of the patient.

Barriers to PCC

Challenges such as staffing shortages, heavy workloads, and lack of training that impede Patient-Centered Care.

Madeline Leininger's Theory

Caring as the essence of nursing which must reflect the patient's culture.