The Implementation of a Model of Person-Centred Practice In Older ...
The Implementation of a Model of Person-Centred Practice In Older ...
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<strong>The</strong> implementation <strong>of</strong> a model <strong>of</strong> person-centred practice in older person settings<br />
<strong>The</strong> Caring Dimensions <strong>In</strong>ventory (CDI) comprises 35 operationalised statements <strong>of</strong><br />
nursing actions designed to elicit the degree to which participants perceive these<br />
actions as representative <strong>of</strong> caring. <strong>The</strong> items included in the instrument have been<br />
categorised as, ‘technical’ ‘intimacy’ ‘supporting’ ‘inappropriate’ and unnecessary<br />
activities. A description <strong>of</strong> each category is provided below.<br />
1. Technical nursing – items that indicate technical and pr<strong>of</strong>essional aspects <strong>of</strong><br />
nursing (14 items).<br />
2. <strong>In</strong>timacy – getting to know a patient and becoming involved with them (10 items).<br />
3. Supporting – items which indicate helping the patients with spiritual matters (2<br />
items).<br />
4. Unnecessary nursing – aspects <strong>of</strong> nursing which are not inappropriate or<br />
unpr<strong>of</strong>essional but would not normally be expected <strong>of</strong> nurses (4 items).<br />
5. <strong>In</strong>appropriate aspects <strong>of</strong> nursing – nursing actions, which, in addition to being<br />
unnecessary, are certainly not, recommended aspects <strong>of</strong> nursing (5 items).<br />
Table 4.7 shows the classification <strong>of</strong> each item according to the five headings.<br />
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