Chapter 2: Person-centred Care
1. Person-centred care promotes ______.
- respect and shared decision making
- empowerment and enablement
- respect for autonomy
- all of these
2. Three pillars used to implement person-centred care are ______.
- communication, partnership and health promotion
- communication, partnership and respect
- empowerment, partnership and health promotion
- communication, empowerment and health promotion
3. Shared decision making is an important part of person-centred care because it ______.
- includes the person in decisions about their own care
- improves personal power for the person
- enhances a person’s dignity
- all of these
4. If a patient asks you to make the decisions you should ______.
- try to persuade them to change their mind
- give them time to reflect and try again later
- respect their decision
- ask their relatives to intervene
5. Which of the following is NOT identified as a key principle for person-centred care?
- dignity, respect and compassion
- coordination of care
- involving the multidisciplinary team
- personalised care and interventions