Strength Based Nursing Approach for Joseph's Transition of Care

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Executive Summary
The following report of the strength based nursing approach is based on the case study of
Joseph who has recently been discharged from acute-care settings of hospital. Both he and his
wife are not in favour of residential care. Thus the main goals for Joseph and his wife Sophia
will be to avail mental and domestic health service along with proper education for the
disease awareness in a culturally competent manner.

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Transfer of Care.........................................................................................................................3
Legal and ethical principles for Decision Making.....................................................................6
Culturally Safe Care...................................................................................................................7
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................8
References..................................................................................................................................9

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Introduction
The following report is based on the case study of Joseph, who has recently been
discharged from hospital’s acute care settings. The report will mainly highlight the transition
of care under the parameter for the strength based nursing. The report will also highlight the
importance of the ethical, legal and cultural guidelines for a competent nursing care plan.
Transfer of Care
According to Enderlin et al. (2013), the principle of transfer of care refers to the
movement of people between the locations, providers or different levels of care as their
health care condition and the care needs changes. Enderlin et al. (2013) are of the opinion that
the movement facilitated by the transfer of care might cast an adverse or negative impact on
the people and their carers. The key principle of the transfer of care includes engagement of
the older person and their family members in the decision making process, medication
reconciliation which includes proper discharge planning and on-going management plan for
communication with the general practitioners (Enderlin et al. 2013). In case of Joseph, the
decision-making process for the health of Joseph will include his primary care giver along
with his wife. The primary care giver will be his children like in this case his daughter.
According to older adults are at high risk for gaps in the transition of care process and these
gaps might result in re-hospitalization. In order to successful transition of care, proper
education of the primary care givers about the patient’s individualized care needs like
cognitive needs, sensory needs and physiological needs are important.
As per the Joseph’s care study, the course of action will be improvement of the
overall health and well-being of Joseph and reducing the chances of the re-hospitalization. In
order to achieve the goals, health literacy will be given to Joseph’s primary care giver in