Patient Education Management Archives – September 1, 2003
September 1, 2003
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Prepare staff and provide the tools to meet needs of culturally diverse patients
Cultural diversity impacts patient education in many ways. Staff must be taught about the differences between cultures so that they provide appropriate teaching. -
Eight questions for better patient/caregiver dialog
Arthur Kleinman, a medical anthropologist from Harvard University [Cambridge, MA] has simplified the process of negotiating communications between health care provider and patient in the health setting. -
To translate or not to translate
All written materials at Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta are in English and Spanish. That is because Hispanic families are about 10% of the patient population, says Kathy Ordelt, RN, patient & family education coordinator. -
Tailoring education for a lost Somali patient
When a Somali man found wandering the streets of Columbus, OH, was brought to Doctors Hospital, medical staff determined that he had quite a few medical problems. He had a stroke and new diabetes was identified. The man spoke very little English, so interpreters were used for the assessment of his condition. -
MBA offers different view of patient education effort
As patient and community education coordinator at Southwest Washington Medical Center in Vancouver, Mary Paeth, MBA, RD, is responsible for community education events and inpatient education projects. -
The feng shui way to having less stress
Overstuffed closets, stacks of paper on desks, and clutter in general can be hazardous to your health, Katherine MacKinnon, tells her students in the workshop she teaches at The Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, titled Feng Shui Your Way to Better Health. -
Inservice increases use of patient ed. database
In compliance with the Houston-based M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Patient-Family Education Policy, the patient education office receives approval from the pharmacy division on each medication information sheet before it is added to the on-line patient education database and distributed to patients. -
Focus on Pediatrics: Medication safety is not for adults only
Safety issues for administering medications to children are different from those for adults. -
Focus on Pediatrics: Keep information concrete for school-age children
When working with school-age children in a medical situation, it is important to tell the children what will happen providing concrete information, says April Elwood, CCLS, a child life specialist in the Cardiology Department at Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta.