Person Centred Care Issues

In a clinical environment, person centred care is an essential approach in order to achieve the best outcomes for the patients individual needs. Person centred care involves taking a holistic approach to healthcare in which multiple factors such as age, beliefs, spirituality, values and preferences are taken into consideration when assessing, treating and caring for a patient (Epstein & Street 2011). It enables the patient to have a more interactive and collaborative approach in their healthcare, share responsibility and maintain their dignity and values. It involves a bio-psychosocial perspective to healthcare as opposed to a biomedical attitude. In order to provide patient centred care, the clinician needs to consider the individual’s needs

In the interview Bruce discussed a number of concerns in relation to growing older including, a significant decrease in energy, dry skin, poor eyesight and pain, however the two most significant issues that were raised included isolation and Nocturia. Bruce also raised a number of positives of growing older including gaining more life experience and knowledge and spending time with his granddaughters as well as participating in his hobbies such as cooking and going to the races which can be taken into consideration when implementing a person centred care based plan in order to achieve the best outcome for Bruce’s needs and preferences (Aged and Community Services NSW and ACT

By taking a person centred care approach and involving both the patient and family in the development of the plan, it ensures that the plan is specific to the patients’ needs and preferences and it increases the success rate of the implemented plan as discussed by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (2012). Implementing a care based plan for Bruce, will aim to overcome the issues he raised throughout the interview and in turn improve his physical, mental and emotional health and improve his quality of life (Aged and Community Services NSW and ACT