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The Value of Listening...

Leah Curtin (2013) was a young visiting nurse asked to see a noncompliant patient.  What the doctor saw:  a woman with a history of high blood pressure and blood clots who was pregnant 7 times in 5 years.  Pregnancy was dangerous for her.  The physician prescribed a diaphragm...

How to improve patient ...

I’ll say it again:  After savings lives, the most important service of health care professionals is patient and family education. Think about it. First you intervene and save the life.  Patients depend on you for that. But then it gets messy.  We prescribe a medicine, they don’t...

A video to start the co...

The first step in patient education is assessment.  You have to know where the learner is at before you start to teach.  This allows you to tailor teaching to the needs of the learner. Knowing the learner lets you individualize your approach to optimize your efficiency and effectiveness....

The most effective way ...

The Internet has made it much easier for health care organizations to access and share patient education materials.  Handouts on all sorts of topics can be found, including some clearly written in non-technical terms patients can understand. Hospitals may also purchase packages of...