Discussion – Patient-Centered Therapy

Discussion – Patient-Centered Therapy

Nursing care is built on four basic principles; justice, beneficence, non-maleficence, and confidentiality, which ensure patient care is customized and of the best quality. The patient-centered approach therapy is a redundant ideology that presents more emphasis on the patient during the delivery of care. The therapy approach is developed o three foundational aspects; therapeutic modality, unconditional positive regard, and genuine presence (Joseph & Murphy, 2017). Rodgers, through the therapy approach, initially developed an approach to psychotherapy that would produce wholesome results focused on the wellness of the client (Joseph & Murphy, 2017). This therapy approach is ideal in nursing and has been developed to enhance the dedication and quality of nursing care to patients by centering the focus on practice and care to the patient.

On the other side of the therapy approach consideration, the patient-centered approach can be difficult to implement in many facilities because e of the demanding nature it requires. According to the approach, nurses need to be genuinely empathetic and present for the patient throughout the time of care. The current number of nurses is low compared to the system’s need reflecting that nurses are overwhelmed without the capacity to implement a more needy patient approach. As opposed to other approaches to patient care, Rodgers’ model does not emphasize involving the patient in care (Arnold et al., 2020). Adherence to this approach may easily result in compassion fatigue, exclusion of staff’s personhood, and progressively reduced performance from staff.

Empowering the patient and their families to play a part in the care process is central to the effective management of patients. In such scenarios, patients are fully aware of what goes on around them and are in a capacity to take charge of their management in the long run, therefore, reducing the burden on the health system in the long run. Functional nursing identifies participatory roles between the nurse, the family, and the patient in developing a healthy state. This patient care approach is sustainable and helps reduce the workload on the small number of nurses.

References

Arnold, M. H., Kerridge, I., & Lipworth, W. (2020). An Ethical Critique of Person-Centred Healthcare. European Journal for Person-Centered Healthcare, 8(1), 34–44. https://doi.org/10.5750/ejpch.v8i1.1818

Joseph, S., & Murphy, D. (2017). Person-Centered Approach, Positive Psychology, and Relational Helping. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 53(1), 26–51. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022167812436426

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Discussion – Patient-Centered Therapy

This week’s discussion is focused on Carl Rogers and his patient-centered approach to therapy. Consider the foundational aspects of this therapeutic modality, unconditional positive regard, as well as authentic and genuine presence.

Patient-Centered Therapy

What aspects of this therapy modality are appealing to you or not appealing to you? Do you see any correlations between this therapy modality and the nursing care that you have provided
for years?