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This analysis shows the impact of understanding health-related values in palliative care, implying benefits for nurses and patients.
Person-centered care, a gold standard in serious illness care and palliative care, emphasizes the importance of understanding a patient's personhood and values. Nurses are uniquely suited to provide high-quality, person-centered care and to support patients as they communicate their worries, goals, hopes for the future, and sources of support. By assessing and understanding an individual's health-related values, nurses are better able to complete their nursing responsibilities, advocate for their patients, and confidently encourage shared decision-making. Nurses have strong communication skills but may benefit from additional education to develop the interpersonal skills needed to empathically explore patients' health-related values.
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