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When budgets are tight, the amount of staff available to complete patient education projects often dwindles. In addition, patient education managers frequently have extra duties added to their job description. As a result, it is important to look creatively at staffing problems.
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To determine whether electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is helping patients months after it is administered, staff in the ECT department at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, WA, began conducting follow-up calls at two-week, six-week, and six-month intervals following therapy.
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Kidney disease is a chronic illness that can greatly impact a persons lifestyle as well as that of family members. Therefore, 10 years ago, a class series was implemented at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle called Kidney Information Support System (KISS) for people diagnosed with kidney disease.
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As patient education liaison and performance consultant at Baptist Health South Florida in Miami, Yvonne Brookes, RN, works with staff at four hospitals and four community wellness centers. It is her job to make sure staff have the tools they need for patient education and that processes for teaching are in place.
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The concept of radiation therapy is not difficult to explain. Education about radiation therapy for patients who will undergo the procedure is not so simple because the method of treatment varies depending upon the type of cancer, its location, and its size.
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To justify the money allocated for patient education and hang onto it, spend the money in your budget, advises Kathy Ordelt, RN, patient and family education coordinator at Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta.
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Clinical scenario: The computerized interpretation for the ECG in the Figure read, Atrial fibrillation with PVCs (premature ventricular contractions). Do you agree?
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Initial clinical data can help predict high-risk patients with lower GI bleeding, including tachycardia, hypotension, syncope, and absence of abdominal tenderness.
