Family centered care to the patient is called?

RUHS, Jaipur, PB B.Sc Nursing Entrance-2020

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Explanation

Hospice care is explicitly defined as a system of family-centered care for patients with terminal illnesses.
Its core philosophy is that the patient and their family together constitute the unit of care.
The model focuses on providing comfort, dignity, and support to the patient, while also offering emotional, spiritual, and bereavement support to the family.
Unlike other options, the involvement and support of the family are a foundational and defining characteristic of the hospice care model.

Option A: Adult day care centers provide health and social services during the day, primarily to offer respite for family caregivers and social engagement for the patient. It is a support service, not a comprehensive care model where the family is the central unit of care.
Option B: Assistance care, often provided in assisted living facilities, focuses on helping individuals with their activities of daily living (ADLs). The focus is on the individual's functional needs and independence, not on the family as the unit of care.
Option D: Holistic care is a broad philosophy that focuses on treating the whole person—mind, body, and spirit. While it acknowledges the importance of family and social context, its primary defining feature is the integration of all aspects of an individual's well-being. Hospice care is an example of a service that is both holistic and family-centered, but 'family-centered' is the most precise definition for hospice itself.

Clinical Relevance

Nursing practice connection: Use the key finding related to Definitions of different healthcare delivery models to guide bedside assessment, documentation, and the next nursing action.
A key nursing role is to identify patients and families who could benefit from hospice care and to initiate conversations about end-of-life preferences.
Nurses in hospice settings are skilled in symptom management, therapeutic communication, and providing emotional support to both the patient and their family during a highly stressful time.
What if? If a patient with a chronic, but not terminal, illness was experiencing significant symptoms and stress, the most appropriate referral would be for Palliative Care, which is also holistic and family-centered but can be provided alongside curative treatments.

How to Approach the Question

First, identify the key term in the question: 'Family centered care'. This is the central concept you need to define.
Analyze the options provided. Each represents a different model or type of healthcare service.
Recall the specific definition of each term. The question is asking for the best fit or the most direct synonym among the choices.
Compare the definition of 'family-centered care' (where the family is the unit of care) with the definitions of the options.
Hospice care is explicitly defined by its family-centered approach to end-of-life care. The other options have different primary focuses (respite, ADL assistance, or the whole individual).
Select the option whose core, defining principle most closely matches the term in the question stem.

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