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| The patient care partnership (AHA) formerly |
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| Clients have a right to make |
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| informed decisions about their care. |
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| Clients have the right to and are encouraged to obtain from direct caregivers |
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| accurate, complete, relevant and understandable information. |
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| Know Your Rights Campaign (TJC, 2007) |
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| Clients have a right to be informed about the care they will receive, get information about care in their language, know the names of their caregivers, receive treatment for pain, receive an up-to-date list of current medications and expect that they will be heard and treated with respect. |
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| Purposes of Client Education: |
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| Maintenance and promotion of health and illness prevention…Restoration of health (how to get and stay well)…Coping with impaired functioning (helping the patient to live with their illness / disability and teaching them ways to live with it. |
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| Interactive process – not just giving information, Conscious, deliberate set of actions, Assist individuals to gain knowledge, change attitudes, adopt new behaviors, perform skills, Is most effective when in response to learner’s need |
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| Purposeful acquisition of new knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and skills; Internal mental changes – knowledge doesn’t change behavior. |
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| The “key” is to communication: |
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| The right information (what they need to know); The right timing (when they are ready to learn); The right teaching method (for this patient and this family) |
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| Teaching as communication: |
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| Utilizes learning objectives: very specific – what your expected outcome will be; Organized in logical sequence – clear, direct; Progresses from simple to complex; Utilizes feedback – positive reinforcement – as evaluation method |
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| The nurse’s approach is SO important – how the nurse presents things: |
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| attitude/beliefs/ feelings/demeanor/trusting - you have to be nonjudgmental. |
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| discussion/ lecture ie s/sx of disease |
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| discussion/ group ie support group |
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| demonstration/ practice ie show how to do something |
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| Basic Learning Principles |
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| 1. Motivation to learn 2. Ability to learn. 3. Learning enviornment |
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| The desire/ willingness to learn and interest in the topic – the mental state that they are ready to learn! |
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| getting the client’s attention! |
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| Attention set is influenced by: |
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| Environmental distractions - people, noisy TV; Level of comfort and energy – hungry/pain won’t learn; Anxiety – just the right amount of anxiety motivates you, too much anxiety, incapacitates you |
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| men who won’t take BP meds because it causes impotence OR not taking bipolar meds because they make you feel bad |
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| getting involved in the process of creating/implementing the plan |
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| Relationship between psychosocial adaptation to illness, grief and learning |
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| Denial/disbelief; Anger; Bargaining; Resolution; Acceptance |
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| Teaching begins when they’ve reached |
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| Client begins to express emotions openly when he |
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| realizes illness has created changes |
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| Developmental capability – cognitive or intellectual abilities |
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| Remember that age is not synonymous with |
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| Learning in Children and Adults – teaching methods based on client’s |
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| size, strength, coordination, sensory acuity, pain, energy |
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