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JOURNAL OF NURSING ADMINISTRATION
Volume 38, Issue 12, Pages 532-540Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0b013e31818ebf4f
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Objective: The aim of this study was to determine if nurses, using patient-centered care (PCC), affect patient satisfaction, perceptions of nursing care, and quality outcomes. Background: The Institute of Medicine proposed PCC as 1 of 6 national quality alms, whereas the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services highlighted integration of PCC as 1 of 12 actions for quality improvement. Methods: A total of 116 patients were randomized into an intervention (PCC) or control group. Patients who were to receive PCC were called before admission and cared for by nurses who trained to administer/practice PCC. Control patients received usual care. Both groups completed questionnaires and received postdischarge calls. Length of stay, falls, infections, and adverse events were measured to assess quality of care. Results: No significant differences were found between groups for length of stay, infection, falls, postoperative complications, quality of care, satisfaction level, or perceptions of nursing care. Conclusions: Patient-centercd care did not affect patient's level of satisfaction or quality of care. However, findings yielded clinically relevant results regarding patient/staff responses.
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