Abstract
AimsTo provide an expert overview on the current state of evidence as it relates to person and relationship‐centred care.DesignReview and commentary.MethodsThe paper was prepared in order to contribute to a Consensus Development Project. It is based upon a scoping review with additional theoretical material used to supplement the narrative. The content is limited to that person and relationship‐centred literature as it relates to nursing practice and policy.ResultsThere is compelling evidence in favour of nurses pursuing person and relationship‐centred policies and practices. Organizational and individual factors contribute to the successful implementation of person and relationship‐centred care. These include conditions that enable nurses to provide high‐quality care (resources, clinical supervision and security) and include training and development, a biographical approach to care and those care environments centred on innovation and person‐centred care processes.
Highlights
This review revealed five key indicators of person and relationship-centred care as practiced by nurses
The evidence provided here helps in establishing the legitimacy and central importance of person and relationship-centred care in nursing practice and policy
Some have noted (Olsson et al, 2013) that the evidence base in the field is weakened by poorly designed studies, especially those of an experimental nature. Notwithstanding this observation, the work here indicates that the complex nature of care experiences and the specific mechanisms that are present when person- and relationship-centred care is being experienced remain to some extent unknown
Summary
The academic field is broad, and whilst there remains a great deal of crossover, there exists some contention about how we might conceptualize and understand the nature of person and nurse interaction. How this might be operationalized, evaluated and promoted is the subject of some debate. 2. Maintaining Identity: the role of the nurse in understanding the person in the context of their life and helping to provide care that seeks to maintain this. 3. Sharing Power: nursing seeks to provide care that is consistent with the values and wishes of the person, through the facilitation of decisions with the person, rather than for the person. Such practice is individualized and meaningful to care recipients (Waters & Buchanan, 2017)
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