Week 4
DQ 1
Consumers today are more involved in making choices, and to have certain rights and expectations
regarding what they receive from health care services. Patients today are expected to participate more
and assume more responsibility over their health care and health outcomes. The concept of partnership
between the patient and health professional has been an evolving concept in the U.S health care system.
The concept of this partnership emphasizes the patients’ right and responsibility to be involved in their
own health care. Partnership and collaboration can be considered the cornerstone of patient-centered
care which has been defined as behavior that elicits, respects, and incorporates patients’ wishes, and
allows active patient participation. Patient-centered care results in patient satisfaction and improved
health outcomes (Falvo, 2011). The three characteristics of this partnership are: relationship, power
sharing, and negotiation.
The patient’s control over his own health care has changed due to the quality of the information that has
to be provided by the health care professionals. Effective patient teaching and interactions must meet
the patient’s goals, needs and preferences (Falvo, 2011). The quality of information that is given to a
patient enables the informed patient to be an active participant in his/her own health care. The health
care professional provides patient/families with sufficient information so that the patient feels
empowered and increases his (their) sense of control and confidence. The facility where I work refers to
this partnership concept as a Family-Centered healthcare facility.
Reference
Falvo, D.R (2011). Effective Patient Education. A Guide to Increased Adherence. Fourth Edition. Jones and
Bartlett publishers
DQ 2
“Negotiation is the process by which two or more parties with different interests or perspectives attempt
to reach agreement” (Malhotra & Malhotra, 2013).
“The mutual participation model, if used in patient teaching—although assigning the patient more
responsibility in the patient–professional interaction—does not lessen the responsibility of health
professionals; it merely alters the focus of the responsibility. Patients’ personal responsibility is the
central theme of negotiation. The responsibility of health professionals, however, is to identify concerns,
values, or problems that may interfere with patients’ success in following recommendations. To do this,
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DQ 1
Consumers today are more involved in making choices, and to have certain rights and expectations
regarding what they receive from health care services. Patients today are expected to participate more
and assume more responsibility over their health care and health outcomes. The concept of partnership
between the patient and health professional has been an evolving concept in the U.S health care system.
The concept of this partnership emphasizes the patients’ right and responsibility to be involved in their
own health care. Partnership and collaboration can be considered the cornerstone of patient-centered
care which has been defined as behavior that elicits, respects, and incorporates patients’ wishes, and
allows active patient participation. Patient-centered care results in patient satisfaction and improved
health outcomes (Falvo, 2011). The three characteristics of this partnership are: relationship, power
sharing, and negotiation.
The patient’s control over his own health care has changed due to the quality of the information that has
to be provided by the health care professionals. Effective patient teaching and interactions must meet
the patient’s goals, needs and preferences (Falvo, 2011). The quality of information that is given to a
patient enables the informed patient to be an active participant in his/her own health care. The health
care professional provides patient/families with sufficient information so that the patient feels
empowered and increases his (their) sense of control and confidence. The facility where I work refers to
this partnership concept as a Family-Centered healthcare facility.
Reference
Falvo, D.R (2011). Effective Patient Education. A Guide to Increased Adherence. Fourth Edition. Jones and
Bartlett publishers
DQ 2
“Negotiation is the process by which two or more parties with different interests or perspectives attempt
to reach agreement” (Malhotra & Malhotra, 2013).
“The mutual participation model, if used in patient teaching—although assigning the patient more
responsibility in the patient–professional interaction—does not lessen the responsibility of health
professionals; it merely alters the focus of the responsibility. Patients’ personal responsibility is the
central theme of negotiation. The responsibility of health professionals, however, is to identify concerns,
values, or problems that may interfere with patients’ success in following recommendations. To do this,
This study source was downloaded by 100000836546216 from CourseHero.com on 06-11-2022 06:52:54 GMT -05:00
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