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. 2018 Jul;31(3):291-295.
doi: 10.1177/0894318418774906.

Patient-Centered Care: Nursing Knowledge and Policy

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Patient-Centered Care: Nursing Knowledge and Policy

Mario R Ortiz. Nurs Sci Q. 2018 Jul.

Abstract

There has been much written about the importance of care that is centered on persons and their loved ones. Patient-centered care has been central to nursing practice and unique nursing knowledge. This central focus provides an opportunity for nurses to develop policies that may affect practice so that practice is consistent with a distinctive knowledge base. The purpose of this paper is to discuss patient-centered care and nursing theory.

Keywords: nursing policy; nursing theory; patient-centered care.

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