Person-centred care

obese man consults clinician who is holding an 'eat well' leaflet
Person-centred care

When and how to talk to a patient about their diet and lifestyle

Health promotion is an NMC requirement, but discussing weight can be difficult for nurses

Young obese man lies on the sofa playing computer games
Person-centred care

Identifying a common interest allowed me to engage with a young service user

Our shared love of gaming gave me an opportunity to offer person-centred care

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Person-centred care

Use of non-pharmacological interventions for chronic, non-cancer pain and comfort

Person-centred care

Ensuring everyone has a voice: a communication tool for non-verbal patients

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Person-centred care

The importance of delivering a good handover

Person-centred care

How nurses can ease families’ anguish in the aftermath of a car crash

Addicted to pain killers
Person-centred care

Opioid misuse: breaking the prescription addiction cycle

Help patients understand how opioids are making their pain worse, not better

Person-centred care

Nurse-led innovation that cuts costs and workload while improving patient outcomes

Person-centred care

Prevention and management of hyperglycaemic crisis

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Person-centred care

If nurses won’t raise the subject of death with a patient, who will?

Person-centred care

Nursing management of irritable bowel syndrome

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Illustration of figure following instinct
Person-centred care

Listening to my intuition helped prevent a patient's suicide

I learned having the courage to act on your instincts is an important part of being a nurse