Interpersonal Conflicts: Behavioral Risk Factors and Nursing Practice

This report examines interpersonal conflicts, specifically focusing on behavioral risk factors and their implications for patient care within the nursing profession. The analysis emphasizes the importance of understanding risk factors like smoking, nutrition, alcohol consumption, and physical activity, as these significantly influence patient health. The report highlights the need for a patient-centered approach in nursing practice, where nurses actively involve patients in their healthcare decisions to achieve better health outcomes. Reference to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia standards of practice, particularly standard 2 and standard 6, underscores the importance of nurses acquiring and sharing knowledge for person-centered care and providing safe, quality nursing care. The report concludes by reinforcing the critical role of nurses in identifying patient needs and tailoring care to achieve desired health goals, emphasizing the impact of a patient-centered approach to achieve these goals. The report references the work of Ross, Tod & Clarke (2015), and the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (2020) to support its arguments.

Running head: INTERPERSONAL CONFLICTS
1
Interpersonal Conflicts
Name
Institution

INTERPERSONAL CONFLICTS 2
The Behavioral Risk Factor
Behaviors that involve smoking, nutrition, alcohol, and physical activities have the potential of
affecting an individual’s health. It is important to understand these behavioral risk factors
because a proper understanding of the risk factors can help a nurse understand a person-centered
approach to care that can help patients in modifying their lives and avoid the risk factors. The
desired outcome in understanding behavioral risk factors is that nurses can understand how to
implement patient-centered care for the benefit of the patient.
Standard 2 in the professional standards of nursing practice requires that a nurse should actively
learn and share knowledge with other healthcare practitioners to aid in practicing person-
centered care (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia [NMBA], 2020). A person-centered
approach to care is important because it incorporates the patient in the decision-making process
that involves their health. As a result, better health outcomes are achieved (Ross, Tod & Clarke,
2015). Additionally, standard 6 of the professional nursing standards requires that a nurse
provides quality nursing practice that is safe and appropriate (NMBA, 2020). The nurse must be
able to provide comprehensive care that is aimed at achieving the desired goals based on the
health needs of the patients. It is, however, important to note that the health needs of the patient
are appropriately identified when a person-centered approach is used in care.

INTERPERSONAL CONFLICTS 3
References
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia - Registered nurse standards for practice. (2020).
Retrieved 6 April 2020, from https://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/Codes-
Guidelines-Statements/Professional-standards/registered-nurse-standards-for-
practice.aspx
Ross, H., Tod, A. M., & Clarke, A. (2015). Understanding and achieving person‐centred care:
the nurse perspective. Journal of clinical nursing, 24(9-10), 1223-1233.