The Importance Of Patient Education

For nurses to fulfill the role of teacher of patients and family members, nurses must have a solid foundation on the principles of teaching and learning. The nurse should act as a facilitator, creating situations that motivate individuals to want to learn and that make it possible for them to learn (Bastable, 2006).

I value the importance of holistic nursing and the care of patients being individualized for them and their family. Also, effectively collaborating among health care professionals to ensure quality care for patients. Additionally, the importance of health promotion as one of the main roles of nurses is being a teacher, since promoting health prevents illness and increases the level of health in clients. These principles will serve as a guide for my personal standards of nursing practice.

We need to work together to maintain health. I believe nursing management comes from education, confidence, and wanting to lead others. Leading as a nurse in management is a very honorable role. Doing so nurses need to have an organized plan of care. This needs to be well understood so it can be delivered to the patients and a care plan is established.

Patient education is an essential part of our job as nurses and nurse educators. Whether teaching a patient about a new medication or about a chronic disease, the success of the person is greatly influenced by how well the nurse instructed and supported the patient. Many patients have difficulty understanding the information presented to them by physical/mental limitations, health literacy or a language barrier. It is critical that nurses and all health care providers are provided with the strategies to effectively teach patients correctly, safely and give the information in a way that the patient can comprehend and understand. In Southampton Hospital, the educational and discharge information provided to the patients needs to be updated.

In nursing, it is important to understand client’s emotions in order to provide the needed health care. This will help clients to open up with one’s own health issues. In all health care system the health care professionals should put one’s self in client’s shoes. This will help the nurse-patient relationship to be more effective. This will enhance the clients to provide... ... middle of paper ... ...r, R., & Evans, K., & Nizette, D. (2009).

The article summarizes that the role of an advocating nurse is to be able to communicate with the patients about their patient rights, support any decisions made, be the voice for patients with ineffective communication skills, and to protect the interests of the patients. The aim of the study was to explore the perspectives of nurses in patient advocacy and how it is related in the socio-cultural aspect. The literature also mentions that the concept of care and quality of patient care is recommended by nursing organizations. Patient advocacy is a duty that the advocating nurse expresses when it pertains to the rights of patients, and includes preserving the human dignity of the patient. Patient advocacy is when information, skills, and resources are used to voice decisions to improve the quality of care for those individuals who are unable to effectively speak for themselves.

Virginia Henderson’s needs theory provides a definition of nursing, describes nurse’s role, and formulates a nursing care which is focused on assisting individuals to reach a level of independence in meeting with basic human needs. I found Virginia Henderson’s needs theory easy to incorporate in to clinical practice and serve as a guide for the patient and nurse to reach the chosen goal. In the past nursing profession was seen as linked to the medicine, has not had a separate identity. Nursing practice was considered as submissive and nurses were seen as “assistants” who helped ill patients to regain their health by merely following doctor’s orders. Nursing practice was considered as performing technical skills and procedures which are based

Through motivational interviewing, the effectiveness of the health history is able to account for adherence. The advanced practiced nurse “engages the patient to express the pros and cons of given behaviors” (Bickely, 2017, pg. 81). The ability to analyze the health history consistently provides the practitioner the opportunity to examine the findings and its relevance to the patient’s care. A critique is a clear evaluation of the health history assessment.

It prepares a novice to be able to perform basic skills throughout their career. Learning is related in the classroom by simulation labs and clinical instructors. Educators consider nursing education to be serious. Their role in preparing nursing students is to convey safe practice for patients. They focus on educating students to learn the knowledge of essential care for different patients.

Should consider the effectiveness of communication and ways to improve autonomy and accountability of nurses. Work under the influence of polcies and procedures and involve the patients and profession. Decision making bodies are taking the role for the sake of improve the healthcare outcomes and the professional practice improvement. In public health sectors there should be interprofessional team and that should be advance the nursing practice in interpreting the role for community as a whole. Also nureses can teach other staff members and patients.