Frame of reference for nursing care CONTENT 1: Introduction 2 2: Purpose of the frame of reference for nursing care 3 3: The nursing profession 3 4: Frame of reference for nursing care 3 The nursepatient encounter 4 Care 4 Patientcentred approach 5 Ability to act 5 5: References 6 1: INTRODUCTION The group of nurse managers and clinical nurse specialists at Lillebaelt Hospital focuses on professionalism, attitudes and values in nursing; on this background a frame of refe rence for nursing care has been developed. At Lillebaelt Hospital the patient comes irst. The values in the frame of reference for nursing care support this thinking; this frame of reference is the contribution of the nursing profession to support the best treatment to pa tients and their relatives. With this frame of reference we also wish to develop and strengthen the nursing quality at Lillebaelt Hospital. Based on the vision and values for strategy and develop ment of nursing at Lillebaelt Hospital, the frame of refe rence for nursing care relects assumptions and values to inspire the performance, communication, leadership and development of the nursing profession. The frame of reference for nursing care sets the standard for nursing and describe the expectations patients, rela tives, colleagues and multidisciplinary collaborators can have to nursing professionals at Lillebaelt Hospital. THE NURSING PROFESSIONAL FRAME OF REFERENCE IS MADE BY Kirsten D. Bisgaard, Head Nurse Ida Bhanderi, Department Nurse Bodil Winther, Clinical Nurse Specialist Karin Bundgaard, Clinical Nurse Specialist Approved by nurse managers at Lillebaelt Hospital. APRIL 2014 2
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