Inclusion of person-centred care in Kenyan Undergraduate Nursing Training-A documentary analysis of Moi University School of Nursing Curriculum

Abstract

Introduction: Good health and well-being form part of the UN Sustainable Developmental Goals (SDGs). Over time, there has been much  emphasis on the need to achieve quality care to improve the overall quality outcome of care and client satisfaction. Patient-centred  care is a canvas principle of a mutual relationship between the healthcare providers and the clients at all times of their  interaction. Patient care should be holistic yet individualistic since each individual has different healthcare needs and preferences that  must be met to various degrees.

Objectives: To understand how patientcentred care is represented in the undergraduate nursing curriculum b) To identify approaches to  PCC education in the undergraduate nursing curriculum.

Methods: This work applied qualitative document analysis research method to analyze the published curriculum for undergraduate nursing training at Moi University. An electronic search of these keywords in the  document was used to capture the phrases, their location noted, and the concept adopted. Since the curriculum was developed in  American and British English, words were searched in both lexes. An individual document analysis was adopted before a critical filter of  the components that make the person-centred care concept.

Results: The curriculum acknowledges the position of all parties in care, the  healthcare provider, and the clients at all times. However, there is a need for emphasis on shared decision-making among the parties and the inclusion of both parties equally in care delivery. The nursing curriculum applies a more subtle communication approach and  assumes nurse-only decisionmaking. Developing a patient-centred, careoriented curriculum is essential for increasing competency and  skills during teaching and assessing undergraduate students for most healthcare-related programs.

Conclusion: Continued policy and  curricula review to meet society's needs is necessary for delivering high-level quality care in all settings. Future policy documents,  therefore, should be conscious of the gaps highlighted.