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Empowering partnerships: nurses and those they care for
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posted on 2005-01-01, 00:00 authored by Kris Martin-McDonaldThis chapter:
• explores the traditional roles of nurses and those they care for;
• discusses the concepts of empowerment and partnerships as they apply
to the provision of health care;
•examines the key concepts of a partnership model:
a) non-patronising empowerment;
b) collaborative decision making;
c) valuing diversity and individuality; and
d) mutually beneficial relationship; and
• identifies the threat to each characteristic of the partnership model.
• explores the traditional roles of nurses and those they care for;
• discusses the concepts of empowerment and partnerships as they apply
to the provision of health care;
•examines the key concepts of a partnership model:
a) non-patronising empowerment;
b) collaborative decision making;
c) valuing diversity and individuality; and
d) mutually beneficial relationship; and
• identifies the threat to each characteristic of the partnership model.
