These core values are integral to the practice of nursing at LHSC and help to guide our work on the Nursing Professional Practice Model.
Patient/family-centred care:
- patients and families are the focus
- patients are seen as partners and are actively involved in care
- nursing has a key role in coaching and empowering patients/families
- patients have the right to decide/be informed
- we provide holistic care and pay attention to the uniqueness of individuals
Interdisciplinary collaboration:
- interdisciplinary team approach to patient/family care
- involves mutual respect and co-operation
Caring relationships:
- honesty, integrity, flexibility
- importance of two-way communication in all relationships
- feeling safe in risk-taking is critical
- the value of the professional conscience for patient care
- respect, tolerance, acceptance and dignity for patients and colleagues
Accountability:
- personal and professional accountability
- commitment to lifelong learning
- research-based nursing practice
- competency-based practice
- shared decision-making in practice
- conscientious application of critical thinking and clinical judgement
