Patient Education Management Archives – April 1, 2003
April 1, 2003
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Make patients’ HIPAA information practical, easy to deliver, and concise
Health care facilities have been working diligently to meet new guidelines under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requiring that patients be informed of their rights to privacy and how the institution handles protected health information. -
Educational opportunities keep teaching skills sharp
Most patient education managers agree that it is important to equip employees with the tools they need to effectively teach patients. However, this entails much more than an adequate supply of written materials and videos. It includes teaching employees the techniques they need to instruct patients and prompting education to ensure that patients are safely discharged. -
Themed bulletin boards make good teaching tools
Educational information tucked away in a drawer where patients cant see it isnt being put to good use, says Terry Chase, ND, RN, patient and family education program coordinator at Craig Hospital. Therefore, she looks for different ways that are interesting and creative to get information in front of patients. -
Carry the message: Portable posters good education tools
Print material can enhance education in many ways. Nurse educators at Craig Hospital in Englewood, CO, use traveling poster boards to inform staff about policy changes or procedures that have been updated. -
Chemotherapy education is intensive and ongoing
Chemotherapy requires intensive patient education that is ongoing. Patients cant be taught everything they want to know and need to know in one sitting, says Kerry Harwood, RN, MSN, director of the Cancer Patient Education Program at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC. -
Homeopathic remedy yields more positive outlook
Bach Flower Essences are a homeopathic remedy that people use to manage and balance their emotions. -
Bach Flower Essences target specific emotional states
This article provides a list of the 38 essences discovered by Bach and the emotions they address that would indicate the reason for selecting it for treatment purposes. -
June named myasthenia gravis awareness month
It is important that emergency workers, emergency department (ED) personnel, and school nurses understand the signs and symptoms of myasthenia gravis (MG) and what constitutes a medical crisis. Family and friends of people who have this disorder of neuromuscular transmission, which produces fatigue and muscle weakness, need to understand these signs and symptoms as well. -
Focus on Pediatrics: Make nonpharma pain care age-appropriate
Nonpharmacological pain management interventions can be used effectively with children of any age. There are a wide variety of techniques that can be adapted based on a childs age, temperament, likes, and dislikes, says Chris Brown, MS, CCLS, director of child life and education at The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia. -
Focus on Pediatrics: Tip sheets can be designed for both staff and parents
To help health care professionals and parents make procedures involving needles, such as a blood draw or spinal tap, less painful, Mia Crane, CCLS, a certified child-life specialist at Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta, helped create two teaching sheets on nonpharmacological pain management. One tool is for nurses and practitioners and the other for parents.