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Are nurses good patient educators?
Author(s) -
Noble Caroline
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1991.tb01527.x
Subject(s) - nursing , medicine , health care , medical education , psychology , political science , law
Health care demands are rising rapidly as we move towards the year 2000 and effective health education is essential if increasing numbers of patients are to be nursed in the community and the effects of preventable illnesses are to be minimized It is therefore extremely pertinent to discuss how well nurses are educating their patients at present and what strategies the profession may need to consider in order to meet educational needs of the future It seems clear that nurses have a responsibility to provide the information that their patients require, although there remains some debate regarding whether they are the most appropriate member of the health care team to do so Recent studies show that nurses can be effective educators However, although many recognize the importance of this role, they still often lack the skills, knowledge, motivation and support required to organize and implement an adequate programme of patient education