Principles of nursing documentation are a hot topic, but defensive documentation begins with providing quality patient care. This session will discuss concepts of patient-centered care, curiosity, critical thinking, and missed care, featuring interactive audience participation in dramatic demonstrations and evaluations. The presentation will also address unique challenges and considerations related to delivering quality patient care in the correctional setting, including time pressures and quality standards.

• Describe the person-centered processes of engaging authentically and being sympathetically present
• Discuss the concepts of caring, curiosity, and critical thinking as components of effective patient care
• Analyze the concepts of inadequate and missed care that are impacted by challenges unique to corrections

Level: Intermediate