The Concepts Of Care Within An Area - 1504 Words

In this assignment the concepts of care will be described and applied to a nursing practice based within an area, focusing on the 6C s (Smail,2013;Watterson 2013a). The concept of the 6C s are fundamental as they enable service users to get the care they need as well as providing confidence for service providers, which they can demonstrate in practice. Firstly a brief description on the history behind the 6C s and an explanation on why and how they were brought into practice. Secondly a short description of each of the 6C s providing references to give a more depth understanding, including positives and negatives of the information given. Thirdly providing detail about two of the 6C s and applying them to a dementia practice, showing†¦show more content†¦The 6C s are now well grounded in health care to enable service users to feel encouraged to speak up about poor care, to prevent negligence in care again (England, 2014). The 6C s are Care, Compassion,Communication, Courage, Competence and Commitment. Watterson, (2013b) care is described as the core business and that the care provided not only helps an individual yet it improves the health and wellbeing of a whole community. Service providers promote care that puts clients first, allowing them to make the best choices towards their treatment and care that they will be delivered, resulting in correct, good level of care. Foulds,Timms, Barwell, and Gunning(2015) and Watterson(2013c) state that care is the key to nursing as the care provided helps a service user to improve the health of not just the individual, yet the whole community service users expect the best care possible and nurses and nursing staff are there to help provide and promote care that put service users as the main focus. Service providers also aim to involve patients, service users, families and careers to maximize the best standard of care they will receive. Overall, care is both service users and service providers working together to provide the best outcomes for the individual in need. Clarke (2014) describes Compassion to be care based on empathy, dignity and respect. Baillie, (2014) agrees with this and adds that compassion a key feature in how people rate their care, stating it