Patient Education Management Archives – August 1, 2008
August 1, 2008
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Pathways help involve patients and families in plan of care
Clinical pathways, multi-disciplinary plans of care for patients with a particular diagnosis, are not only for members of the medical team. Simple versions of these pathways, written in lay language, help to empower patients and their families, and also initiate involvement in the management of their care. -
Patient Pathways provide details on what to expect
At Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC, families are given a patient pathway to accompany certain clinical pathways that are used by the medical team to coordinate care. -
Teach meaning behind cholesterol numbers
Cholesterol is a common word. Most people easily connect it with heart disease. Yet in spite of this familiarity, many Americans have cholesterol in the high-risk range. -
Special trainers provide time-intensive education
Not all teaching is equal. Some is time - and labor-intensive. That is the case with training on equipment that many premature babies and other children must use to survive. -
'I'm not fallin' for that' reduces patient falls
Reducing falls is a constant worry for hospitals, and sometimes it seems there are no new ideas. But many health care providers are finding the most success with an approach that includes a wide range of efforts, everything from special equipment and monitoring systems to making sure every employee is empowered to prevent falls. -
Patient Family Centered Care pays big dividends
Including patients and family members in everything from developing a plan of care to making changes in the hospital's physical appearance has paid off at MCGHealth in Augusta, GA. -
Patient advisors design patient-friendly facilities
When MCGHealth was planning a new neuroscience unit at its Augusta, GA, facility, patients and family members were involved every step of the way. -
ISMP warns of errors with ADCs
Automation and high-tech systems often are touted as the solution for medication errors, but the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) in Horsham, PA, is warning that you could be substituting one type of medication error for another when you use automated dispensing cabinets (ADCs).