What are core principles of patient- and family-centered care? (Select all that apply.)
a. Collaboration
b. Empowering families
c. Providing formal and informal support
d. Maintaining strict policy and procedure routines
e. Withholding information that is likely to cause anxiety
ANS: B, C
Core principles of patent- and family-centered care include collaboration, empowerment, and providing formal and informal support. There should be flexibility in policy and procedures, and communication should be complete, honest, and unbiased, not withheld.
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