Patient Education Management Archives – July 1, 2003
July 1, 2003
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Positives far outweigh the negatives in funding programs with grant money
There are many benefits to obtaining grant money. The most obvious is that grants provide additional resources for projects. In addition, grant dollars provide an opportunity to be very focused on a particular intervention. -
To uncover grant money, get lost in cyberspace
While computer search engines such as Google make the hunt for grant money convenient, to uncover all source possibilities, patient education managers must get creative. -
Read application rules; then read them again
When applying for grant money, pay close attention to the application requirements and follow them precisely. If you dont they may not even look at your proposal. -
Joint Commission survey prep made fun for staff
Lake Region Healthcare Corp. in Fergus Falls, MN, put in place workgroups for each chapter on the JCAHO standards a year and a half before its survey to ensure that the medical center was in compliance. In addition, the chapter chairs decided to form a JCAHO Fun Committee to brainstorm fun and unique methods to educate staff. -
Surgery not always best cancer treatment option
Unlike chemotherapy, radiation, or biological therapy, most patients are familiar with surgery for it is a common form of treatment. Yet there are many issues about surgery to remove a malignant tumor that patients might not be aware of. -
Outside-the-box thinking yields creative solutions
In a recent interview with Patient Education Management, Ceresa Ward, MS, RN, manager of the Center for Education and Development at University of Missouri Health Care, provided information about the lessons she has learned working in the field of patient education. -
Educational bites make catalog a teaching tool
Biannually, the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City mails a catalog on its classes, workshops, lectures, and support groups to more than 7,000 members of the community. It used to be a simple informational piece that described each program. However, recently, it became an educational tool as well. -
News Briefs
New guide addresses staff education efforts; Promotion of events on patient education -
Focus on Pediatrics: Teaching central line care: A combo method
Educating parents on the care required when their child is discharged with a central line is probably an eight in complexity on a rating scale of one to 10. -
Focus on Pediatrics: To breast-feed or not to breast-feed
Breast-feeding is a learned skill. Just as teens must be taught to drive a car, women unfamiliar with nursing must be taught to feed their baby.