Patient-Centered Care
Across
- 6. futile Doing treatments that are not helpful because they will not provide a cure or extend life.
- 7. care A multidisciplinary care approach that is focused on the management of symptoms for chronic or life-threatening illnesses while maintaining the highest level of quality of life possible for the client.
- 9. The provision of health care which includes diagnostic testing and monitoring through the use of telecommunication devices such as the internet.
- 10. Defending the rights, interests, and safety of someone who is vulnerable.
- 12. The act of nurturing another person to whom one feels commitment or responsibility.
- 14. The process of sharing and learning cultural traits or social patterns of another group.
- 16. Being a guide through situations and events (Swanson's Theory of Human Caring).
Down
- 1. inappropriate treatment Treatment that is not appropriate for a client, meaning that it might not be futile, but it also might not be appropriate.
- 2. distress An uncomfortable feeling related to a questioning of life's meaning, the client's belief system, and anger toward a higher power or the universe. It produces distressing manifestations such as despair, anger, uncertainty, and fear.
- 3. competent nursing practice The application of evidence-based nursing that is congruent to the preferred cultural values, beliefs, worldviews, and practices of the client.
- 4. The provision of both clinical and nonclinical aspects of health care delivery through the use of telecommunication devices such as the internet and telephone.
- 5. well-being Satisfaction and a feeling of contentment with who one is and their belonging in the universe.
- 8. belief Can be recognition of faith, in others, in God, or in a higher power (Swanson's Theory of Human Caring).
- 11. for An action, a performance of tasks or activities, or an attitude (Swanson's Theory of Human Caring).
- 13. of life The fulfillment of a client's purpose and meaning of life.
- 15. Being aware of assessment data, influences on the situation, and even resources, and then translating this knowledge into how the situation fits into the bigger picture (Swanson's Theory of Caring).