Patient Education Management Archives – March 1, 2003
March 1, 2003
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Patient education is paramount during new employee orientation
During orientation for new employees, patient education is just one of many topics covered. With so much new information taught, it is difficult to predict just how much is remembered. -
Case studies teach new hires problem solving
To prompt nurses to begin thinking about difficult cases and planning early for discharge, Susan Lewis, RN, BSN, a health education specialist at Christiana Care Health System in Newark, DE, created eight case studies to include in new employee orientation. -
Alarming stats for elderly depression and suicide
The statistics are alarming. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, in 1997 adults age 65 and older accounted for 19% of all suicide deaths although they only comprise 13% of the U.S. population. -
Preventing depression in elderly family and friends
To help safeguard against the onset of depression, elderly adults should take care of their overall health, says Elizabeth Harris, RN, APRN, BC, health education coordinator for Behavioral Health at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. -
Follow-up calls improve discharge instructions
A process for making follow-up calls after new moms are discharged with their babies from Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, WA, has helped to improve discharge instructions at the health care facility. -
Teaching aids: Surveys keep resources on track
Educators often emphasize the fact that it is the nurse, pharmacist, dietitian, or other discipline who does the teaching, and handing a pamphlet to a patient is not teaching. Yet most would agree that pamphlets and videos are valuable tools in that teaching process. -
Good posture can avert musculoskeletal woes
Good posture is important because that is when the musculoskeletal system works best, says Scott Bautch, DC, past president of the Occupational Health Council for the Arlington, VA-based American Chiropractic Association (ACA) and a practicing chiropractor in Wausau, WI. Muscles, ligaments, vertebrae, disks, and nerves are meant to be in good posture, he says. -
Good posture important in developmental years
From the moment a child begins to walk, gravity takes its toll on the body with poor posture, says Scott Bautch, DC, past president of the Occupational Health Council for the Arlington, VA-based American Chiropractic Association (ACA) and a practicing chiropractor in Wausau, WI. Therefore, it is important to develop good habits when the child is young. -
Pain is a telltale sign of poor posture
Pain could be a sign that a person has had poor posture for a long time. It often occurs after the body has adapted as far as it can to poor posture, says Scott Bautch, DC, past president of the Occupational Health Council for the Arlington, VA-based American Chiropractic Association (ACA) and a practicing chiropractor in Wausau, WI. -
For best posture, begin with a good workstation
To achieve good posture, it is important to make computer stations fit the person as best as possible, says Scott Bautch, a practicing chiropractor in Wausau, WI. -
News Briefs
New guide improves staff education efforts; Promotion of events on patient education; Share your success stories with PEM. -
Focus on Pediatrics: Hospital’s asthma pathway treats and teaches patients
An asthma pathway was implemented at Childrens Hospitals and Clinics in Minneapolis because this chronic disease is the No. 1 hospital admission. The pathway creates a plan for the course of the patients hospitalization that helps to get the asthma under control, educates the patient and family members, and gets the patient back to a normal lifestyle quickly. -
Focus on Pediatrics: Binder puts cancer info in its place
When children are diagnosed with cancer, a lot of education needs to take place. Yet it doesnt happen all at once, but over time through several hospital admissions and outpatient clinic visits.