What is Multidimensional Nursing?

  

Multidimensional nursing care is a comprehensive approach to managing a patient who is diagnosed with cancer. It utilizes evidence-based practice and professional care standards to meet the needs of the patient. Multidimensional nursing care focuses on physical, psychosocial, social, and spiritual needs. Multidimensional nursing includes both the patient and family in developing the treatment plan.

Care for the whole patient, including the physiological effects of cancer, but also caring for the emotional needs, the social impact on the extended family, and the psychological depression that clients face when they lose their health. Spiritual needs should be addressed by asking an open-ended question, “Can you explain your spiritual beliefs and how spirituality may impact your ability to cope and accept treatment.” It may be that their spiritual belief is that they need to endure suffering from disease, and they may deny pain medications due to this.

Multidisciplinary Care pertains to the other care team members and nurses working together for the benefit of the client and family.

The multidisciplinary team of physicians, including general practitioners, surgeons, oncologists and radiation oncologists, pathologists, radiologists, nurses, psychological services, allied health, and palliative care services, work collaboratively in order to consider the treatment and care options for the patient.

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