SMART Goal Examples For Nurses

Patient-Centered Care
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Patient-Centered Care
Providing patient care is one of the six priorities for the United States health care system. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) define patient -centered care as a form of health care that initiates a co-operation between health providers and patients. It can include family members. The partnership is meant to ensure that medication decisions respect patients' preferences, needs or wants, and the persevering receives support and education necessary for self-care (Shaller, 2007). Person-centered care is not only concerned about giving individuals and their families whatever they need, but it also embraces considering persons' needs, lifestyle, social circumstances, family backgrounds, and values. Moreover, it comprises perceiving people well and involving them in making appropriate decisions (British Colombia Ministry of Health, 2015). The perception of this aspect in society has driven me to take it as a self-leadership development goal. To attain my goal, I prefer using the concepts of smart nursing as a guide. It is great to see how diverse organizations have come together backing the patient-centered care. Thus, as a health professional and leader it will be my duty to join fellow colleagues in the support.
Key Traits of Patient-Centered Care
Patient-centered care heightens self-care. Hence, it incorporates promoting the aspects of self-management, understanding others and making a joint and valuable decision. However, for the success of the philosophy, I will take many factors into consideration. The aspects include respect for patient needs, preferences, and values, coordination, and integration of therapy approaches (Shaller, 2007). Facilitating autonomy through offering education on self-care and information on care processes, projection, progress and the present health status. Physical comfort which include help in pain management, involving other parties like the patient, the family, and friends in decision making. Giving the sick emotional support and ensuring all patients access care and in time. The requirements are evident; hence, it is the obligation of leaders to lead by example.
Vision
My vision is attaining a health care system in which the patient's voice is anchored in all situations and drive all medication activities, and self-care is evident, and the health care program is developed on principles of patient-centered care.
Projected Objectives
My anticipated aims are, to develop a transformational headship that can implement patient-centered care strategies, to nurture and document patient-centered system and to buoy nurses and other medical experts to work together in ensuring a healthy nation.
Strategies
These are the approaches I intend to use in conquering my goals and objectives. They include partnering with fellow specialists in developing a tool that bridges the gap between existing medication challenges and the patient-centered care approaches. Engaging caregivers in the development of initiatives focused on improving health care system through factors like self-care. Lastly, is mounting patient and family education resources.
Principles of Patient-Centered Care
The codes of self-care m...