title: Storytelling in person-centred care.
abstract: Storytelling is a powerful tool that can be used successfully to pass on knowledge, wisdom and expertise from educators to students. A story is more easily remembered and new concepts in nursing taught in story form are understood more readily. By the same token, the story of a resident's history allows caregivers to really understand who that person is and was, and in turn provide the care that will suit the unique needs of that resident. The person-centered care concept revolves around this uniqueness of person and the process of storytelling serves the understanding of the resident, the crafting of the care package itself, and communicating that knowledge to other caregivers.
authors.affiliation: Tall Pines Long Term Care Centre, USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chu
mesh_terms: D017028:Caregivers; D006801:Humans; D033262:Narration; D018802:Patient-Centered Care