Question

What are the assumptions that color/shape your approach to care?

Answer 1

Assumptions are the notions healthcare workers make during providing care to the patients. These assumptions are the foundation for any planning, procedure or interventions in the care services.
Assumptions structures the care service delivered to the patients.
These assumptions are based on professional knowledge, clinical experiences and acquired skills.
As assumptions are the building blocks to the approach to care services it is very important to have correct assumptions. Wrong assumptions can have deleterious effects on the patient and cause decline in the quality of care provided.
Some of the common assumptions made in nursing are about the emotional and mental condition of the patient, physical state of the patient, underlying cause of the signs and symptoms of the patients.