Ann-Louise Caress Lecturer in Nursing, University of Manchester, Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Manchester
Giving information is integral to many nursing roles. Ann-Louise Caress discusses factors to take into account when giving healthcare information, and suggests some approaches to enhance effectiveness.
First, make sure you are using patient-friendly terms when explaining the diagnosis
diagnosis
Medical diagnosis (abbreviated Dx, Dx, or Ds) is the process of determining which disease or condition explains a person's symptoms and signs. It is most often referred to as a diagnosis with the medical context being implicit.
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and treatment recommendations. It's better to over-simplify and over-explain than to leave your patients confused or under-informed. It's also important to explain why you recommend a particular treatment.
Behaviour change – the purpose of giving information is to change behaviour and enhance concordance with treatment regimens. Educational – the purpose of giving information is to inform individuals and allow them to make choices regarding health. Client-directed – giving information focuses on a patient-led agenda.
In the briefest terms, a physician is required to provide general information about a proposed diagnosis or treatment and more personalized information about how the treatment might reasonably affect the particular patient.
Informed consent is the process in which a health care provider educates a patient about the risks, benefits, and alternatives of a given procedure or intervention. The patient must be competent to make a voluntary decision about whether to undergo the procedure or intervention.
Information-giving is a means of communication that should not be confused with 'giving advice'. Information-giving can provide an individual with strategies that enable them to address their problems. Information-giving promotes choice, rather than being dictatorial and over-authoritarian.
Inform individuals and provide information they can understand about their right to be involved in and make choices about their care. Engage with individuals to learn how involved they are in their care and how they feel they could become more involved.
It impacts everything from patient safety and treatment to achieving successful results. Clear communication in healthcare encourages the free and accurate flow of information, thus improving patient safety and reducing medical errors. Patients become more engaged with their treatment.
The most important information is the basic patient data. The chart must contain enough information for a physician unfamiliar with the patient to provide appropriate care. This should include physiological information, therapeutic information, and any special patient characteristics such as allergies or handicaps.
adequate information means information of a kind, and in sufficient detail, as far as is reasonably practicable in light of the nature and history of the.
Information made available to patients shall include diagnosis, testing, treatment to be used, the risk of treatment, side effects of medication and the cost medical care. Receive urgent, immediate and sufficient interventions and care in the event of emergency.
It is generally accepted that informed consent includes a discussion of the following elements: The nature of the decision/procedure. Reasonable alternatives to the proposed intervention. The relevant risks, benefits, and uncertainties related to each alternative.
For an ethically valid consent, information provided to a research subject should include, but not be limited to: information about the health condition for which the research is proposed; details of the nature and purpose of the research; the expected duration of the subject's participation; a detailed description of ...
Good data provides indisputable evidence, while anecdotal evidence, assumptions, or abstract observation might lead to wasted resources due to taking action based on an incorrect conclusion.
Those five areas are (in no particular order of importance); 1) decision-making, 2) problem solving, 3) understanding, 4) improving processes, and 5) understanding customers.
Collecting and providing good information is important for enhancing knowledge, improving systems, and delivering better services . It is crucial to collect accurate information that is relevant and useful, without overburdening ourselves or our colleagues .
For example, individuals with access to their health information are better able to monitor chronic conditions, adhere to treatment plans, find and fix errors in their health records, track progress in wellness or disease management programs, and directly contribute their information to research.
Breaches of privacy and confidentiality not only may affect a person's dignity, but can cause harm. When personally identifiable health information, for example, is disclosed to an employer, insurer, or family member, it can result in stigma, embarrassment, and discrimination.
When different healthcare providers can access a patient's medical records and treatment history, they can work together more effectively to develop a comprehensive, coordinated treatment plan.
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