2. patient education:
• " the process of influencing patient behavior,
producing changes in knowledge, attitudes,
and skill required to maintain and improve
health.”
• The process may begin with the imparting of
information, but also includes interpretation
and integration of the information in such a
manner as to bring about attitudinal or
behavioral changes
3. • It considers the patient-holistically, with all his
needs and concerns, and sets goals with the
patient for desired outcomes.
4. Definition of patient teaching:
• Patient teaching refers to only one component
of the patient education process the actual
imparting of information to the patient.
• The transfer of knowledge that takes place
with patient teaching does not ensure
behavioral change.
5. Goals of patient education:
1. Adapt to illness/disability: Patient education
helps chronic people to develop ways of
coping with their impairments and live life to
the maximum potential.
2. Cooperate with the prescribed therapy:
Patient education will assist patients who
needs dialysis to learn ways to be
cooperative and still maintain their sense of
self
6. 3. Learn to solve problems when confronted
with new situations:
Patient education teaches patients the skill of
problem solving so that they can figure out
solutions when they are alone and at home.
e.g: takes sweet if they feel symptoms of
hypoglycemia
7. 4. Prevent hospitalization or re-hospitalization:
The ultimate goal of patient education is to help
the patient to be as fully functioning a person
as possible in his/her home and community and
it reduce re-hospitalized.
8. Relationship between the Patient
Education Process and the Nursing
Process
1. The Patient Education Process has four steps:
Assessment, Planning, Implementation and
Evaluation. The Nursing Process has five steps:
Assessment, Nursing Diagnosis, Planning,
Implementation and Evaluation.
2. The Patient Education Process should not be
thought of as something entirely separate from
the Nursing Process. Providing education to
patients is a nursing intervention
