Patient Education

Question 1

What is the ultimate goal of patient education?

Answer 1

Pt achieves better health and functioning

Question 2

What is teaching?

Answer 2

Transmission of intentionally made info to a recipient?

Question 3

What is the purpose of Teaching?

Answer 3

Make a change in behavior

Question 4

When about to teach a pt, what must you identify?

Answer 4

• Existing knowledge
• Learning preference
• Readiness to learn

Question 5

What is essential of the information you are gonna teach?

Answer 5

• Accurate
• Complete
• Relevant
• Timely

Question 6

What are the 3 domains of Learning?

Answer 6

• Cognitive
  
  • More informational
  • 1 on 1 instruction w/ written materials
• Affective
  
  • Expression of feelings
  • 1 to 1 Counselling
  • Role play
• Psychomotor
  
  • Acquisition of SKILLS
  • Hands on
  • Demonstration/ Return Demonstration

Question 7

What are the basic learning principles?

Answer 7

• Stimulus to learn
• Readiness to learn
• Ability to learn
• Learning Environment

Question 8

Aspects of the Stimulus to Learn.

Answer 8

• Proper Motivation
• Theory: Use a theory to enhance motivation and learning
• Culture
• Active Participation

Question 9

How much do you retain when you read vs when you speak/do?

Answer 9

Read: 10%
Speak/Do: 90%

Question 10

Aspects of Readiness to learn

Answer 10

• Attentional Set
  
  • Meantally and physical. ready
  • Positive factors of environment or family
  • No obstacles like Physical Discomfort or Anxiety
• Phssychosocial adaptation
  
  • Grieving or emotions

Question 11

Aspects of the ability to learn

Answer 11

• Developmental Capacity: Cognitive development, Physiological motor language and social development
• Health Literacy
• General Literacy
• Physical Capability
• Neurosensory issues
• Childrens stages
• Adult Ages

Question 12

How to teach different child stages?

Answer 12

• Infant: Smile and speak softly
• Toddler: Play to teach
• Pre-School: Simple explanation and demonstrations
• School: Hands on skills and answer questions
• Adolescent: Teach collaboratively and allow them to make decisions

Question 13

How to teach different adult ages?

Answer 13

• Be self directed to them and collaborate to determine goals
• Young and Middle Age:
  
  • Offer info of health problems
  • Set goals with them
• Older Adults:
  
  • Teach when they’re alert and rested
  • Involve them
  • Individualize them

Question 14

Factors of learning environment?

Answer 14

• Room must be:
  Well lit
  Have good furniture
  Quiet and private
  have good ventilation
  comfortable temp.
• Appropriate group size of ~6 or less
• Right sized room
• Verify everyone can be seen and heard

Question 15

What are some problems that can affect teaching?

Answer 15

• Nurses time
• Pt availability
• Lack of space and privacy
• Teaching is not a priority for many (Nurses don’t get paid for it)

Question 16

What pt issues can affect learning?

Answer 16

• Illness
• Fatigue
• Anxiety
• Personal stress
• Teacher may use complex med term that confuses the patient
• Potential Behavioral issues
• May not think info is needed
• Lack of support

Question 17

What are some issues with using technology to teach?

Answer 17

• Lack of social interaction
• Poor motivation (Low interest and complicated)
• Tech difficulties
• Pt may not have access to internet at home
• Older pt’s may not know how to use technology

Question 18

What is a teaching strategy?

Answer 18

Method used to present the info

Question 19

Elements of scheduling?

Answer 19

• Verify there’s enough time to teach
• Short time frames, bursts not lectures

Question 20

Teaching Tactics

Answer 20

• Telling or participating
• Entrusting: Let pt preform skills
  -Reinforce

Question 21

When teaching in a group what is the most efficient amount of people?

Answer 21

6 or less

Question 22

What is preparatory info?

Answer 22

Info given prior to a procedure to prepare them

Question 23

What is one literary device that work amazingly when teaching?

Answer 23

Analogies (Heart is like a pump)

Question 24

What does a simulation help improve?

Answer 24

• Problem solving
• Application
• thinking

Question 25

What must you do before you give pt printed materials to read and learn from?

Answer 25

Assess pt literacy

Question 26

If you use digital teaching what must you do after?

Answer 26

Follow with reinforcement:
- Q&A
- Discuss material

Question 27

Why shoulds friends and family be present when teaching?

Answer 27

Reinforce learning and assist with implementation

Question 28

Hot to establish trust?

Answer 28

Speak slowly and encourage questions

Question 29

When should you present the most important information?

Answer 29

At the beginning

Question 30

Guidelines for teaching older patients

Answer 30

• Reinforce regularly
• Assess understanding of each topic before moving on
• Allow for breaks

Question 31

How much info should be on written materials?

Answer 31

2-3 main points with simple steps

Question 32

At what literacy lvl should you teach at?

Answer 32

5th grade

Question 33

What can education change that we should focus on?

Answer 33

Beliefs

Question 34

Why can anxiety be good a pt?

Answer 34

Mild anxiety can help motivate learning, too much anxiety is harmful however