Research Article

Development and Preliminary Testing of a Framework to Evaluate Patients' Experiences of the Fundamentals of Care: A Secondary Analysis of Three Stroke Survivor Narratives

Table 1

Fundamentals of care template (source Kitson et al., 2010 [15]).

Fundamental of carePatient experience

Safety, prevention, and medication
Communication and education
Respiration
Eating and drinking
Elimination
Personal cleansing and dressing
Temperature control
Rest and sleep
Comfort (including pain management)
Dignity
Privacy
Respecting choice
Mobility
Expressing sexuality