Let’s get rid of disc...

I’m wondering if we should even use the term “discharge teaching” any more. That implies we teach at discharge. Clearly, that’s the wrong time to teach – staff don’t have time, and patients just want to leave the hospital. Besides, the content of the education isn’t...

Patients’ percept...

Another study, familiar findings. This study provided patient education in several different ways, and interviewed the learners to collect their perceptions. The findings: “To improve patient education, patients suggested that it should be based on their individual needs...

Apply the research for ...

My book, No Time to Teach summarizes the research in patient education, and presents it so readers can quickly apply it to teach more effectively and efficiently. I continually monitor the research, looking for new methods that may arise. Instead, I seem to find over and over again...

How accurate is liquid ...

We’ve been talking a lot these days about medication errors: wrong drug, wrong dose. We’re also talking about functional health literacy. Treatments we prescribe can get pretty complicated, and some folks just don’t have the skills to safely take care of themselves. So now...

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Just a few days left! Order No Time to Teach by the end of May and receive 20% off your order. Use coupon code: NOTIME. This offer is only good for orders placed through the Pritchett & Hull website http://p-h.comby phone (800) 241-4925 or by fax (800) 752-0510. If you’ve...

Free guide to help pati...

Looking for a way to engage patients in their own discharge planning? The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is now offering on its website: Taking Care of Myself: A Guide for When I Leave the Hospital. This is an easy-to-read booklet for patients to help them care...

Has patient education c...

Do you think patient education has changed in the last 50 years? A recent paper by Hoving, Visser, Mullen, and van den Borne (2010) answered this question. They looked at the development of patient education from the 1960s to now. They observed that, in this timeframe, patient education...

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Do you appreciate these tips on how to teach patients more efficiently and effectively? Looking for more? Then read the book No Time to Teach: The Essence of Patient and Family Education for Healthcare Providers. Best of all, right now the publisher is offering a 20% discount! ...

Do your patients not sp...

If your health care setting sometimes has you working with patients who don’t speak the same language as you, you know how frustrating it can be for everyone involved. What to do until the interpreter arrives? Well, the Department of Human Services of the State Government of...

The word is getting out...

Synergy Broadcast Systems has interviewed me for their blog. For my answers to these 3 questions, see Part 1 of 3: • What was your motivation for writing No Time to Teach? • What’s the most important thing a nurse can do to ensure they connect with the patient so that learning...