Patient Education Management Archives – February 1, 2005
February 1, 2005
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Create a paper trail to improve teaching, communication, and documentation
In an effort to spur documentation, standardize teaching, and ensure patients will be ready for a safe discharge, many institutions utilize checklists, guidelines, and teaching plans. However, the implementation of these tools doesnt necessarily guarantee the desired result will be achieved. -
Information at fingertips improves patient safety
Although Cheryl Burnette, RN, MEd, an education specialist at Centra Health in Lynchburg, VA, purchased a personal data assistant (PDA) to track appointments, addresses, and telephone numbers, she quickly realized she was underutilizing the technology. -
Educator Profile: Build a solid patient education program
Laurel D. Spooner, RN, BSN, is one of five education coordinators at Winter Haven (FL) Hospital, which is part of Mid-Florida Medical Services. In her role, she oversees organizational patient education and coordinates continuing medical education. -
Consider risks of sharing quality data with public
If your organization is ranked as having lower mortality rates for heart attack patients than any other hospital in your community, your public relations staff probably would want to jump all over this for their next promotional campaign. -
Strategies help HIV patients adhere to drug regimes
New HIV guidelines address long-term management in the context of a persons overall life and health and emphasize the importance of strategies to improve adherence to drug regimens. -
Pilot project uses TV for self-management
Must-see TV could find itself with an expanded meaning in the health care arena based on an innovative communication program recently launched by Royal Philips Electronics (Andover, MA), Comcast (Philadelphia), and cardiovascular care provider Cardiovascular Associates of the Delaware Valley (CADV; Haddon Heights, NJ). -
Holistic wound care yields better healing rates
The wound care center at Presbyterian Hospital of Plano (TX) takes a holistic approach to patient care by assigning each patient to one nurse who provides hands-on care and case management. -
Prepare for an unusual flu season
Thomson American Health Consultants has developed an influenza sourcebook to ensure you and your hospital are prepared for what you may face this flu season.