Patient Education Flashcards
THE PROCESS OF INFORMING, EDUCATING, OR TRAINING
PATIENTS/CLIENTS, FAMILIES, SIGNIFICANT OTHERS, AND
CAREGIVERS, WHICH IS INTENDED TO PROMOTE AND OPTIMIZE
PHYSICAL THERAPY SERVICES
Patient/Client Instruction
Patient/Client Instruction involves
- The current condition
- Plan of Care
- Need for enhanced performance
- Need for health, wellness, or fitness programs
5 elements of patient/client management that lead to optimal outcomes
- Examination
- Evaluation
- Diagnosis
- Prognosis
- Intervention
This is a purposeful and skilled interaction of the physical therapist with the patient/client and, if appropriate, with other individuals involved in the care of the patient/client, using various
physical therapy procedures and techniques to produce changes in the consistent condition with the diagnosis and prognosis
Intervention
Why patient education is important?
To promote adherence to exercise programs, facilitate
changes in behaviors, and cultivate healthy lifestyles in our
patients
This is a criteria that mandates that patient
education be grounded in sound educational principles and
based on the patient’s needs and readiness to learn; it should
be ongoing, systematic, interactive, and individual ized to the
patient’s learning preferences and educational level
Joint Commission’s Educational criteria
Give me the checklist for Joint Commission’s Educational Criteria
- Assessing patient/ family needs
- Considering individual differences
- Having a written plan that addresses the needs of the
patient - Providing relevant information and skills
- Using a variety of educational tools
- Actively engaging the patient and caregiver in the process
- Evaluating the learning achieved
This includes information about diagnosis, treatment, safe
use of medications, drug interactions and reactions, nutrition counseling, diet, oral health, rehabilitation needs, and techniques to maximize in dependence, pain and pain management, community resources, and post discharge treatment.
Patient Education
Understanding Expectations, Rights, and Responsibilities
AHA Patient’s Bill of Rights–> Patient Care Partnership
- notes that it is the patient’s responsibility to be a partner in the
decision-making process. - patients must be informed about treatment and expected outcomes, including risks and benefits, sources of follow-up care, and training in self-help
AHA Patient’s Bill of Rights -> Patient Care Partnership:
It requires patient education to be part of the documented
plan of care, as does the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, currently known as CARF International
Medicare
Two major educational theories commonly used in patient
education:
Behaviorism
Constructivism
This theory believes that learning occurs through stimulus, response, and conditioning activities.
Behaviorism
This theory focuses on learning focus on observable human behaviors and seek to shape those behaviors by reinforcing effective behaviors and extinguishing effective behaviors.
Behaviorism
This theory focuses on breaking down the learning task into its parts (ie, small steps).Each small step is rein forced using positive reinforcement to facilitate learning or behavior change.
Behaviorism
This theory relies primarily on drill, practice, and reinforcement
Behaviorism
This theory focuses on learners actively make sense of their experiences based on their own values, beliefs, knowledge,
skills, and prior learning.
Constructivism
This theory believes that all tasks are context-dependent and that each task should be viewed as a whole.
Constructivism
True or False: In constructivism, tasks should be broken down into discrete components by the teacher to be mastered
individually by the learner; rather, the learner must actively engage in prob lem solving.
False- should not be broken…
True or False: In constructivism, instruction is learner- focused rather than teacher- directed. The role of the teacher is to
facilitate the learner’s own prob lem- solving ability
True
True or False: In constructivism, instruction teacher-directed rather than is learner-focused. The role of the teacher is to facilitate the learner’s own problem-solving ability.
False: Learner-focused than teacher-directed
True or False: Your role as the therapist is to set up an environment safe for experimentation and risk-taking. However, this approach requires the patient to be able to participate cognitively and physically in the problem-solving process
True
In selecting the appropriate educational approach, consider the ff:
Your patient’s cognitive, sensory, emotional, and physical capabilities–> the task itself–> the environment–> your patient’s exp., belief, knowledge, skill, and learning style.
This means that your patient is both emotionally and
physically able to participate in the teaching-learning situation
Readiness
