1st Edition

Education For Patients and Clients

By Vivien Coates Copyright 2000
256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

Education for Patients and Clients sets out basic principles for providing patient education as an integral part of nursing care. It challenges the view that simply giving information is enough and investigates strategies for making education as effective as possible. The author explores: *the effect of psychosocial factors such as personal beliefs and family support on our behaviour *the... Read more
1.Education for Patients & Clients 2.Investigating Education: Research Issues 3.Learning Theories as a Basis for Patient Education 4.Teaching Strategies: Assessment & Planning 5.Teaching Strategies: Intervention & Evaluation 6.Educational Issues Relating to People with Long Term Health Problems 7.Educational Interventions to Promote Behaviour Change 8.Nurses as Educators of Patients & Clients Conclusion

Biography

Dr Vivien Coates is Lecturer in Nursing at University of Ulster and a registered nurse. Before going into education she practised in a variety of medical and surgical settings.