Prioritising People’ Section of the NMC (2015) Code for Person-Centered Care in Nursing

PRIORITISING PEOPLE’ SECTION OF THE NMC (2015) CODE CAN GUIDE THE
PROVISION OF PERSON CENTRED CARE IN NURSING
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Introduction
Nursing is a profession which is regulated by nursing and midwifery which is an
organization set by the government to protect the public by ensuring that nurses and midwife
provide high-quality healthcare service to the patients. According to NMC, healthcare
professionals are accountable for their actions which they perform in the process of attending a
patient. NMC provides education programs and training of nurses and midwives so that they can
be provided with advice on how they should perform their operation (Reinhardt & Downs, 2018,
p.207). According to NMC code of conduct healthcare professionals are charged with the duty of
protecting and taking care of interests of those in their care regardless of their age, gender and
occupation. Healthcare professionals according to NMC, should respect the decisions of a client.
This is because going against the wish of a patient is breaching the code and ethics of NMC. The
role of NMC is to set law and standards that tell members of the public and the patients on how
healthcare professionals are supposed to behave. These standards are shown every day by
members of the registry. For healthcare professionals such as nurses and midwives to be able to
join the record, they should be able to renew their registration so that they can be able to uphold
these standards (Kim & Park, 2017, p.381). Actions are taken against those who fail to enforce
the code and rules, on more severe cases they are removed from the registry. Healthcare
professionals who are registered as nurses or midwives in the UK have to be registered with
NMC.
Sections of NMC Code
NMC code is divided into four sections regarding the core principles of nursing. The first
section is prioritizing people. This is because prioritizing people is essential and it involves
healthcare professionals putting the interest of people as their priority. Treating patients with

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respect is a very significant aspect of nursing because in the process patients’ rights are upheld.
This section of NMC code is against nurses and midwives discriminating patients and judging
them despite their personal views and behavior (Snelling, 2017). The second section of NMC
code is practicing effectiveness. Healthcare professionals should be able to assess the need of the
patient, interpret the test result and advice the patient appropriately on the treatment techniques.
It is also very essential that nurses should be able to deliver quality healthcare service to the
patient who meets their medical requirements. Preserving safety is the third section of the NMC
code. It is essential for healthcare professionals to give patients safety the priority in their
decision making. As healthcare professionals interact and communicate with patients, they
should know their limit. The last section is promoting professionalism and trust. This is because
the reputation of healthcare professionals should be protected. They should, therefore, adopt all
the essential attitudes and behavior as outlined in the NMC code.
Role of NMC Code
The purpose of the NMC code is to protect the health and well-being of individuals in
society. The code also ensures that healthcare professionals which include nurses and midwives
keep their skills and knowledge up to date and that they uphold the professional code standards
(Moran & Banks, 2016). This code ensures that the confidentiality of people who are receiving
healthcare services and healthcare institutions is upheld. To be able to achieve all these roles,
nurses and midwives should respect patients’ rights in all aspects as they offer healthcare
services to them. In person-centered approach care patients should be informed about how and
why information about their health is shared among people providing care to them according to
NMC code. Respect to a person rights to privacy should continue even after they are dead.
Healthcare professionals also have to share essential information about the patients among

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themselves so that they can be able to share ideas which can be used to offer quality healthcare
services to him/her. Lastly, to be able to achieve all NCM roles, family members and friends
should be informed about the health condition of their loved one before nurses and midwives can
continue with the treatment and medical procedure.
Person Centered Care
Prioritizing people in person-centered care in nursing means that patients have equal right
in the planning of care and treatment plans which have to be used to treat their various infections.
Healthcare professionals should note that patient decisions are critical and they should be
respected. However, this does not mean that healthcare professionals should do precisely what
the patient says, but they should keep their suggestions and decisions into consideration.
Individuals who are accessing healthcare institutions to seek medical attention are referred to as
clients. Countries in the UK are moving forward for integration and enhancement of health and
social care services to ensure that they provide high-quality healthcare services to clients.
Person-centered care is all about focusing healthcare on the need of the patient rather than the
need of the healthcare service (Yevchak et al., 2017, p.21). Most individuals seeking medical
attention in the UK are not comfortable with just sitting down and letting the healthcare
professional do what they think is the best without them giving out their suggestions. Healthcare
professionals should, therefore, be flexible so that they can be able to meet the client’s needs.
Person-centered care in NMC also means that patients should be an equal partner in planning on
the type of medical care which they should be given. However, in some cases patients can be
unable to make decisions of their own they have mental disorders like dementia which can make
communication between healthcare professional and client a challenge because the patient is not