Patient Education Management Archives – September 1, 2007
September 1, 2007
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Promote your institution and make the most of Health Care Education Week
Patient education managers do not have the time or funds to work on a project that has no lasting benefits. So before making a decision to observe Health Care Education Week Nov. 4-10, 2007, it is important to determine how to get the most from the effort. -
Communication strategies to promote education
It isn't enough to create resources for patient education. The materials, programs, classes, Internet sites, and educational venues must be continuously promoted or they won't be consistently used. -
Mentoring management style fosters teamwork
As director of educational services at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, WA, Dorothy Ruzicki, PhD, RN, oversees a staff of 17 employees. Most are nurse educators who handle nursing and general orientation and work with staff on unit-specific education. -
Chronic pain: Is it a human rights issue?
Chronic pain has gathered increasing international attention as a human rights issue, and a bipartisan bill introduced in Congress in July seeks to mandate the right of chronic pain sufferers to education, treatment, and research into the condition. -
Unsatisfactory stay sparks Planetree care model
One woman's vision of a new type of hospital -- sparked after the lack of personalized care she experienced during treatment for a serious illness -- resulted in the creation of the Planetree organization, which has become became a leader in pioneering patient-centered care. -
Study to help predict costly pressure ulcers
The cost of treating pressure ulcers is estimated at $9 billion per year and the cost for care for home health patients with pressure ulcers is 36% more than the cost of caring for home health patients without pressure ulcers.