Patient Education: Issues, Principles, Practices

This readable, practical reference provides theory-based approaches to patient teaching in a clear and concise format. Guidance is presented for teaching patients of all ages and their families, and covers a variety of health care settings. Strategies are provided for developing and implementing patient education programs. New in the Third Edition: More theory-based chapters, including theories on life-span development, immigration stressors, health promotion, stress and coping, and self-regulation. New information on the role of staff development in supporting patient education --helpful in preparing for JCAHO accreditation. There is also a new chapter on case management that stresses integration of patient education into all aspects of case management, and offers change agentry skills essential to these efforts, and an expanded research chapter. Learning objectives and study questions have been added to each chapter.