Patient–Centered Care Assignment
Discussion: Patient–Centered Care—At First Contact REFERENCES SHOULD BE NO MORE THAN 5 YEARS Nurses and patient-centered care (PCC) go hand-in-hand. Nurses enjoy taking care of patients in a holistic, personalized, relationship-based way that honors the patients’ preferences, needs, and values.Patient–Centered Care Assignment In its landmark book, Crossing the Quality Chasm (2001, p. 40), the Institute of Medicine (IOM) defined patient-centered care as “…providing care that is respectful and responsive to individual patient preferences, needs, and values—ensuring that patient values guide all clinical decisions.” This is the last week in which we are reviewing health assessment techniques. We end by covering cognitive assessments and musculoskeletal and neurological examinations.