Translating Person-Centered Care Policy Into Practice: A Pre-Post Study of a Work-Based Learning Intervention for...

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Healthcare Quality Improvement
• Patient-Centered Care

Background:

• Implementing person-centered care is vital for quality healthcare but faces challenges due to cultural and work practice factors.
• Work-based educational interventions offer a method for nurses to cultivate shared understandings of practices, specifically promoting person-centered care.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate the impact of a work-based educational intervention on nurses' understanding and implementation of person-centered care.
• To assess changes in nurses' awareness of patient values and their perceptions of integrating patient preferences into care decisions.

Main Methods:

• A quasi-experimental pre-post design was used to evaluate a 30-minute, work-based educational intervention.
• The intervention involved nurse reflection on videorecorded practice scenarios.
• Nurses (N = 119) completed a survey, including the Person-Centred Practice Inventory-Staff, before and after the intervention.

Main Results:

• Nurses showed increased awareness of patient values, the importance of patient connection, and integrating human elements into care actions post-intervention.
• No significant changes were observed in nurses' perceptions of how they would involve patients and their preferences in care decisions.

Conclusions:

• Educational strategies enabling nursing teams to reflect on practice can aid in the implementation of person-centered care.
• Further research may be needed to address specific barriers to integrating patient preferences into care decisions.