Patient-Centered Care

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Across
  1. 6. futile Doing treatments that are not helpful because they will not provide a cure or extend life.
  2. 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.
  3. 9. The provision of health care which includes diagnostic testing and monitoring through the use of telecommunication devices such as the internet.
  4. 10. Defending the rights, interests, and safety of someone who is vulnerable.
  5. 12. The act of nurturing another person to whom one feels commitment or responsibility.
  6. 14. The process of sharing and learning cultural traits or social patterns of another group.
  7. 16. Being a guide through situations and events (Swanson's Theory of Human Caring).
Down
  1. 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. 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. 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. 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. 5. well-being Satisfaction and a feeling of contentment with who one is and their belonging in the universe.
  6. 8. belief Can be recognition of faith, in others, in God, or in a higher power (Swanson's Theory of Human Caring).
  7. 11. for An action, a performance of tasks or activities, or an attitude (Swanson's Theory of Human Caring).
  8. 13. of life The fulfillment of a client's purpose and meaning of life.
  9. 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).