Chapter 12

Chapter 12

Patient teaching

Kinesthetic

Auditory

visual

Learning styles

What is the purpose of patient teaching?

• instruct patients on health promotion and wellness strategy
• to explain disease processes, treatment, and care

meals

daily weights

toiletting

ambulation

Teachable moments

bathing and personal care

implementing

nursing dx

evaluation

planning

Developing a teaching plan using the nursing process

assessment

documentation of teaching

• required by the Joint Commission
• some hospitals and agencies include forms in the EHR
• Centers for Medicaid and Medicare require specific descriptions of patient teaching and learning

• credentials should be clearly listed
• check date of article/ posting
• explain promotional websites
• offer alternatives to internet resources

Teaching patients about internet resources

• website should end in ".org", ".gov", or ".edu"
• avoid blogs
• mayoclinic and NIH
• avoid wikipedia

It is important to assess the patients readiness to learn. The nurse should note a readiness for enhanced knoweldge and indicates they'd like to learn more.

"To do what nobody else will do, in a way that nobody else can, in spite of all we go through, is to be a nurse"-Rawsi Williams JD, BSN, RN, PHD