Basic Concepts Of Patient Education

By Stella Gay


Basic concepts of teaching can be said to describe the usefulness of learning and teaching in physical and health care as well as the development historically of client learning and teaching. Here patient education is defined in the rehabilitation context and also aims to provide a deep exploration of factors that contribute to better people instruction. In order to cover this topic conclusively we divide it into stages and cover it stage wise.

Those who are legally authorized to teach in such fields are pharmacists, nurses who are registered, dietitian who are registered, medical workers, planner from health and advocates of health, the teaching can be useful to managers of health care organisation. The teachings include general preventive teaching, campaigns for health and specific health tutorials. The basic qualities of these tutorials is coming up with skill and observing social responsibility.

People should be able to change by knowing when, how and why they should change. Doing this in a group is encouraged as team work yields more positive result to health. These teachings can be appraised through incorporating of health situation, more comprehension of methods and ways to achieve several aspects of health conditions.

Explaining psychopathology and assessing the patient feelings initially and attitudes, Use language known to client and avoid jargon or complex terms, ensuring correctness of the information given and also assessing client understanding.

One can begin the section by using polite statements like let us now talk about the findings as it also gives the chance to report on findings, lab work or any other medical procedure that the sick person might have gone through. These results should be explained in straightforward simple terminology and at times can be aided by use of analogies or diagrams as they are more comprehensive.

When this explanation has been given, it is wise to check the extent of comprehension of the patient of her or his condition. To check this can ask, Can you explain to me briefly your understanding of the problem at hand.

When it comes to treatment, give complete treatment plan and individualize each treatment to client. Side effects of medication should be pointed out and finally assess the person understanding.

Create a relationship of service and care with sick persons in question and encourage their family members or guardian to offer support. Avoid discriminating people on their basis of cultural background. It is advisable to be open and sensitive to various cultures in the society.

Use of technology accurately and more effective can promote client confidence in the organisation and saves them time, try to be informed of any emerging health issue that such be incorporated at your organisation and briefing the clients in advance.

In some countries for instance, the adoption of Healthy People initiative encouraged health promotion and also prevention of diseases by the whole nation through appreciating better fitness, health and exercise. It also helped avoid injuries at work place, engaging in preventive screening and children immunization against diseases. All these goals and objectives are undertaken by various ethnicity and races. Also it incorporates the contemporary definition of concept of equality in health relating to health risks that come as a result of genetic differences and also predispositions to disorders.




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