Significance of Patient Participation in Nursing Care.

Significance of Patient Participation in Nursing Care.
Altern Ther Health Med. 2020 Aug 28;:
Authors: Jiang N, Sun MM, Zhou YY, Feng XX
Abstract
Patient participation, an international requirement according to the World Health Organization and other international bodies, is a must in nursing care. It involves patient engagement in making their own treatment decisions, participating in the development and evaluation of services and taking part in policy development. Patient participation on the individual, organizational and policy development levels has been discussed. Facilitators of and barriers to active patient participation, as well as ways to enhance it, were also included in this review. Poor communication, a paternalistic approach, time constraints, lack of encouragement and lack of information-sharing are some of the challenges associated with poor patient participation in nursing care. Facilitators of patient participation include empowering patients, involving them in making decisions and policy making, understanding their perspective about their role in their care and empowerment through leadership. Patient participation in nursing care has numerous benefits including effective healthcare services, improved patient safety, enhanced quality of care, fewer medication errors, more medication adherence and assessment of the care services received.
PMID: 32857729 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine - August 27, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jiang N, Sun MM, Zhou YY, Feng XX Tags: Altern Ther Health Med Source Type: research