title: The circle of caring model: medication adherence in cardiac transplant patients.
abstract: This column employs a case study approach to examine the application of the circle of caring model in actual nursing practice as it pertains to a medication education teaching plan for a cardiac transplant patient. The circle of caring model is applied by experienced registered nurses. The tailored medication education plan is based on the patient's conceptualized database, understanding patient responses, using a holistic/broadened approach to therapeutics, and considering the patient's views of outcomes. Individualized teaching plans improve patient adherence to complicated medication regimens, thus improving long-term quality of life and survival in transplant recipients.
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama, USA.
authors.forename: Leslie G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Palardy
authors.forename: Alice L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: March
mesh_terms: D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016294:Models, Nursing; D010349:Patient Compliance; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents