Overview

Working in a person centred way means, at its heart, thinking about the patient as more than a bundle of needs. A patient has values and principles.

They will also have intensely personal approaches – things which they love and things which annoy them. And they will have immediate needs for comfort which may go beyond the medical care pathway.

Thinking about those personal aspects is a tried-and-tested way to minimise pain and discomfort of the people in your care.

Objectives

• Understand what ‘The 6 Cs’ are
• Know the importance of person centred values
• Be able to promote a person’s dignity
• Be aware of how to control the environment to make a person more comfortable and your role in reducing and reporting distress and discomfort is
• Know how to promote wellbeing

Modules

• Understand person-centred values
• Understand working in a person-centred way
• Understand the meaning of mental capacity in relation to how care is provided
• Demonstrate awareness of the person's environment
• Make others aware of actions causing distress
• Support individuals to minimise pain and discomfort
• Support individuals to maintain identity and self-esteem
• Support individuals using person centred values
• Quiz