- There has been a shift from the traditional expert model of care to a client-partnership model
- Clients are becoming more activated and responsible for decisions about their health
- Facilitating client centred learning is an interactive, holistic, and social process
- The guiding principles of primary health care, specifically the principle of public participation, clarify the importance of working in partnership with clients (WHO, 2008).
- Nurses must be skilled at assessing learning needs in collaboration with the client
- This leads to planning, implementing and evaluating learning strategies that are tailored to meet the diverse learning needs of their clients. Several reports from both Canada and the United States.
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Facilitating Client Centred Learning
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