Open AccessStrategies to facilitate effective caring for patients in primary health care clinics
Author(s) -
Tintswalo V. Nesengani,
Charlené Downing,
Marie Poggenpoel,
Christopher Stein
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
curationis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.408
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2223-6279
pISSN - 0379-8577
DOI - 10.4102/curationis.v44i1.2201
Subject(s) - nursing , dignity , medicine , health care , primary health care , primary care , psychology , family medicine , population , environmental health , political science , law , economics , economic growth
Caring is described as the innermost core of nursing which occurs in a relationship between the patient and the care provider. Although caring in nursing is associated with maintaining and strengthening of the patient's sense of dignity and being a person, there seems to be a gap between caring theories in nursing, healthcare policies and caring for patients by professional nurses in primary health care clinics. Developing strategies that will facilitate effective caring for patients by professional nurses in primary health care clinics within an ethical and mindful manner became an area of focus in this study.