Family Centered Care

Term Paper # 106163

Child, Youth Issues > Family Issues
Medical and Health
Psychology > Social
Psychology > Therapies

This paper discusses the family centered care of patients and looks at its importance within health care.

777 words () | 3 sources | APA | 2007 United States

Paper Summary:

In this article, the writer introduces the family centered patient care model and describes its impact on health care delivery today. The writer notes that the Institute of Family-Centered Care, a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to research, education, policy change, and program development defined the model that is used currently. The writer points out that the family centered patient care approach is based on several principles such as seeing the patient as a whole, instead of just a disease or possible disease. The writer maintains that viewing a patient in a holistic manner allows a health care provider to observe a patient's external support group, such as their family and community environments.

Outline:
Introduction to Family Centered Patient Care
Historical Developments of Family Centered Patient Care
Case Study of Family Centered Care
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Through researching this paper, a case study was discovered that truly mirrored the concept of Family Centered Patient Care. A mother of a son with multiple complex problems; such as Down's Syndrome, autism, pulmonary hypertension, frequent pneumonias, avascular necrosis of the left femoral head, and multiple other conditions. This was the patient's first time to this particular facility and was presenting with an infected central line. The facility had incorporated the Family Centered Patient Care model to their healthcare delivery and added a personnel resource, a pediatric nurse practitioner that followed the child's case from beginning to end. The nurse began the relationship with the mother and included her in every decision that was made. When the mother and the nurse collaborated on antibiotic therapy, was discovered that the mother had not had relief from being the main care giver in three years. The treatment options considered were a home antibiotic therapy or the child could stay in the hospital until the end of the antibiotic therapy. The nurse practitioner was able to get authorization from the insurance company to allow the child to remain inpatient for the antibiotic therapy and the mother was able to take a much need vacation without worrying about her child. By working with the mother, the nurse was able to abstract information regarding the outcomes of previous treatment plans and discovered that the child had a failed home treatment course of antibiotics and was able to justify the respite care."

Sample of Sources Used:

Bonnie E. Kitchen. (2005). Family-Centered Care: A Case Study [Family-Centered Care]. JSPN, Vol. 10 (No. 2 April-June), 93-96.
Johnson, B. (2000). Family-Centered Care: Four Decades of Progress. Families, Systems & Health: The Journal of Collaborative Family Healthcare, 18(2), 137. Retrieved Saturday, January 06, 2007 from the Alt HealthWatch database.
Family-Centered ICUs Raise Satisfaction Level. (2006), USA Today Magazine, Retrieved Saturday, January 06, 2007 from the Academic Search Premier database.