Patient education principles & practice

Extensively revised, this practical reference offers a clear and concise theory-based approach to educating patients of all ages and their families in a variety of health care settings. Strategies for developing and implementing patient-education programs are provided throughout the text. A newly re...

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Main Authors: Rankin, Sally H. (Author), Stallings, Karen Duffy (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadephia Lippincott 2001
Edition:Fourth Edition
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Summary:Extensively revised, this practical reference offers a clear and concise theory-based approach to educating patients of all ages and their families in a variety of health care settings. Strategies for developing and implementing patient-education programs are provided throughout the text. A newly revised format incorporates stronger clinical application and case studies, and provides new information on group teaching; outpatient and ambulatory care patient education; community-based nursing and health promotion. Five new chapters have been added to the Fourth Edition , including a chapter on Web-based resources for patient education and a chapter devoted to risk factor reduction. The addition of a second color enhances and highlights important aspects of the text, enabling readers to tune in more easily to essential information
Physical Description:xv, 432 pages illustrations 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical referenecs and index
ISBN:9780781720229
0781720222