Goals of patient teaching
Health promotion, disease prevention, illness management, appropriate choice of treatment options
What are the goals of patient teaching?
Every interaction with a patient or caregiver is has the potential to be considered...
What is a teachable moment?
Knowledge of subject matter, communication skills, nonverbal communication & empathy
What are required competencies for the nurse as a teacher?
What are barriers to patient teaching?
What is discussion/teach back method?
Teaching patients & caregivers is something you are always responsible for
Who is the nurse?
First step in developing a teaching plan
Open body language, active listening, appropriate eye contact are examples of this.
What is nonverbal communication?
Pain, fatigue, age, sensory deficits & medications are examples of this barrier.
What are physical factors?
This method combines a short lecture with discussion.
What is lecture-discussion?
Responsibility cannot be delegated to assistive personnel
What is patient teaching?
Includes assessment, identifying needs, goals, implementation & evaluation
What is teaching plan?
Entering the patients world without judgement to better understand them.
What is empathy?
Anxiety, depression, & stress response are examples of these barriers.
What is psychologic factors?
What is demonstration/return demonstration ("show back")?