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Leadership Perspective: Bringing Nursing Back to the Future Through People-Powered Care
Shirlee Sharkey1, Nancy Lefebre2
1President and CEO, Saint Elizabeth, Adjunct Professor, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON.
Nursing Leadership (Toronto, Ont.)
|June 23, 2017
Summary
Home care nursing offers unique strengths for person- and family-centered care. Nurses can lead healthcare transformation by empowering patients, families, and staff through people-powered care models.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Management
- Nursing Science
- Public Health
Background:
- Growing interest in person- and family-centered care models.
- Increasing demand for integrated community-based healthcare solutions.
- Recognition of home care nursing as a key element for healthcare system change.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore "people-powered care" as a novel approach to health and wellness.
- To leverage insights from home and community care for broader healthcare transformation.
- To discuss the role of nurses in empowering patients, families, and staff.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual exploration of "people-powered care."
- Analysis of insights from home and community nursing practice.
- Discussion of societal shifts towards personalization and empowerment.
Main Results:
- Home care nursing's expertise is a strategic asset for healthcare change.
- People-powered care, rooted in individual strengths and networks, offers a universal starting point.
- Nurses can drive system-wide change by empowering stakeholders.
Conclusions:
- Nursing leadership is crucial for enabling transformation in healthcare.
- Evolving nursing knowledge, skills, and abilities are essential for effective change.
- Empowerment of staff, patients, and families is key to person- and family-centered care.
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