No Time to Teach? : A Nurse's Guide to Patient and Family Education

by London, Fran

• ISBN13: 9780781716444
• ISBN10: 0781716446
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-06-01
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Summary

Teaching is one of the most valuable services nurses provide to patients and families. But whether in the hospital, clinic, home, or long-term care facility, other tasks and responsibilities often compete for nurses' time. Highly readable, direct, and concise, No Time to Teach? A Nurse's Guide to Patient and Family Education offers today's nurses useful, everyday information to apply to real-life nursing situations. This insightful, practical text is written to provide guidance in educating patients of all ages and their families in a variety of health care settings. This book applies the latest research on effective teaching and its impact on nurse-patient interaction.A Brandon-Hill Recommended Title.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 Why Bother Teaching?	1	(10)
CHAPTER 2 No Time to Teach Well?	11	(20)
CHAPTER 3 Create a Learning Environment	31	(14)
CHAPTER 4 You're Not Alone	45	(28)
CHAPTER 5 The Teachable Moment	73	(36)
CHAPTER 6 Never a Dull Moment	109	(36)
CHAPTER 7 The Teaching Toolbox	145	(38)
CHAPTER 8 Say it in Writing	183	(60)
CHAPTER 9 Computers as a Teaching Tool	243	(36)
CHAPTER 10 Individualizing Teaching	279	(54)
CHAPTER 11 Teaching Groups	333	(26)
CHAPTER 12 Frequently Asked Questions	359	(18)
CHAPTER 13 Measuring Outcomes	377	(32)
CHAPTER 14 Only the Beginning	409	(8)
A Summary for Those Too Busy to Read This Book	417	(2)
Appendix: The Goals of Patient and Family Education From the View of the Health Care Team	419