• To refresh your knowledge of the main principles of person-centred practice
• To understand how to use person-centred practice to provide a positive care experience for patients
• To contribute towards revalidation as part of your 35 hours of CPD (UK readers)
• To contribute towards your professional development and local registration renewal requirements (non-UK readers)
Person-centred practice offers an approach to healthcare provision that prioritises the personhood of individuals. This means that nurses’ ethical and professional values underpin their approaches to care, where each person and their rights, relationships and dignity are respected. For nurses, the primary intention of person-centred practice is to contribute to a positive care experience for the people in their care. This article examines factors and models that influence person-centredness in nursing practice, notably the Person-centred Nursing Framework and the Person-centred Practice Framework. The authors also explore approaches nurses can take, such as values clarification, reflection on practice and engaging and working collaboratively with others, to engage in person-centred practice and create and sustain person-centred cultures.
Nursing Standard. doi: 10.7748/ns.2025.e12341
Peer reviewThis article has been subject to external double-blind peer review and checked for plagiarism using automated software
Correspondence Conflict of interestNone declared
O’Donnell D, Cook N (2025) Exploring person-centred practice. Nursing Standard. doi: 10.7748/ns.2025.e12341
Published online: 20 January 2025
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