Joseph Case Study: Care Plan, Nursing Principles, Ethical and Legal Considerations, Culturally Competent Care, and Discharge Plan

Running head: JOSEPH CASE STUDY
TOPIC: JOSEPH CASE STUDY
Name of the student:
Name of the university
Author note:

1
JOSEPH CASE STUDY
Executive summary
The following paper aims to address a care plan or the concerned patient Joseph, along with the
associated members of his family, in order to hasten recovery and ensure positive health
outcomes. The preliminary sections of the report discusses Joseph’s transfer of care along with
usage of nursing principles of strength based care. This is followed by a discussion on nursing
ethical and legal principles to be considered during formulation of an appropriate care plan for
Joseph. Prior to concluding statements, the report extensively discusses the importance of
deliverance of cultural competent care considering the diverse cultural background of Joseph and
his family.

2
JOSEPH CASE STUDY
Table of Contents
Introduction:....................................................................................................................................4
Shared transfer of care:....................................................................................................................4
Strengths-based nursing care:..........................................................................................................6
Legal and ethical principles to decision making:............................................................................7
Culturally safe care considering legal and ethical issues:...............................................................8
Discharge plan:................................................................................................................................8
Conclusion:....................................................................................................................................10

3
JOSEPH CASE STUDY
Introduction:
Accumulated evidence highlighted that the majority of the patients often require
assistance after leaving health care setting with adequate planning for comfortable recovery at
their home. According to Bohunet et al. (2016), the highest mortality rate in Australia was
reported because of the pre-hospital admission and post-hospital discharge. The evidence
highlighted that minimization risks is achievable by appropriate administration of an integrated,
tailor-made discharge plan with the shared transfer of care (Butcher et al. 2018). The word
discharge planning refers to the process that employed for understanding the requirement of the
patient, for a struggle-free transition from one domain of car to other domain of care (Schaefer et
al. 2017). The following scenario provides details on the patient Joseph who was admitted due to
his health conditions. Following the treatment for several days, Joseph has now been declared to
be fit and can be discharged. Integrated tailored discharge planning (ITDCP) is actually an
interdisciplinary approach for continuing care which is inclusive of identification, planning,
assessment, goal setting as well as evaluation. This paper will elaborate integrated tailored
discharge care plan implementing the principle of shared care pertaining to the backdrop of the
aforementioned case study.
Shared transfer of care:
Shared transfer of care is defined as integrated and supportive care that prioritizes
patients and family members for the transfer of care plan. Significance of this method helps in
the establishment of a stable therapeutic relationship between the doctor and the patient. It
involves inculcation of professionalism and support to the patent where he and his family