title: Realistic outcomes.
abstract: Patient-centred care is one of the new mantras of nursing and medicine. However, I wonder if this is a concept we are starting to take for granted, and if our understanding of it is based more on assumptions than we'd like to admit. I've often interpreted it as the need to involve patients in decision-making and ensure they are happy with the care they receive. In short, we want their involvement and, ultimately, stamp of approval.
authors.forename: Tracy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cowan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004645:Empathy; D006801:Humans; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000451:nursing*; D006113:United Kingdom; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000451:nursing*