Chapter 4- Patient Education Flashcards
1
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5 steps in patient education
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- Assessment
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Documentation
2
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Assessment
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Gathering info about the patient’s present health care needs and abilities
3
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Implementation
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Process used to perform teaching
4
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Evaluation
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Indicates how well patients are adapting or applying new info
5
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Noncompliance
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Patient’s inability or refusal to follow a prescribed order
6
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5 things to include in documentation
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- Date and time
- What was taught
- How it was taught
- Evaluation of teaching
- Any additional teaching planned
7
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4 Conditions needed for patient education
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- Comfortable and relaxing environment
- Proper and functioning equipment
- Solid knowledge of material being taught
- Appropriate resources
8
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Psychomotor skill
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Requires patient to physically perform a task
9
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6 factors that hinder learning
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- existing illnesses
- Communication barriers
- Age
- Educational Background
- Physical Impairments
- Other factors, e.g. culture or financial troubles
10
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Alternative medicine
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- Acupuncture
- Acupressure
- Yoga
- Hypnosis
- Herbal supplements
