Patient Education Management Archives – July 1, 2005
July 1, 2005
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Use a secure Internet connection as an education tool to help patients
Internet communication helps tailor education to patients needs Institutions that have implemented a secure Internet connection find it valuable, not only for patient care, but for patient education as well. Innovative use of the Internet provides just-in-time education for people using the services of the health care facility. -
Intranet can standardize use of education materials
Teach staff to search database for approved resources The intranet at MultiCare Health System in Tacoma, WA, was a valuable tool in the process of standardizing patient education within the large health care organization that employs 5,000 people in four counties. -
Persistence key to achieving goals
Documentation improved dramatically Before Julie LaBreche, RN, CDE, was hired as patient and community education coordinator for Saint Francis Medical Center in Grand Island, NE, in 1997, she worked for six years on the nursing units in intensive care, dialysis, and med surgery. -
Hospice teaches nursing students about end of life
Program wins national award The Hospices of Henry Ford, Saint Clair Shores (MI) have developed an extensive nursing education program for area colleges, ensuring many nursing students will have a greater appreciation for hospice and palliative care. -
Nurses say their smoking affects patient care
Some less likely to intervene with smoking patients Nurses who smoke experience feelings of guilt and embarrassment and also might be less likely to intercede with patients to encourage them to quit smoking because they feel to do so would be hypocritical. -
Improve bedside manner, affect patient adherence
Communication makes a difference Physicians through their doctor-patient relationship and communication skills have far greater influence over their HIV patients adherence than they might imagine, a researcher says.