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1. Narrative Teaching Documentation

   franlondon replied to superplum's topic in Education

   It sounds like this is how your conversation with the patient went: "Do you understand?" "Yes." "Are you ready to go home, and will your call the nurse if you have any questions?" "Yes." Really, is that verbalizing understanding? You should be havin...

2. Help i need patient education handouts

   franlondon replied to ajohnson8407's topic in Education

   If what you are looking for is not on MedlinePlus, try the Emily Center at Phoenix Children's Hospital. http://www.phoenixchildrens.com/emily-center/ Good luck. - Fran.

3. nursing or teaching??

   franlondon replied to SamanthaLu's topic in Career Support

   Patient education is a growing field in nursing. Health literacy is strongly correlated with health outcomes, and effective teaching is essential. Here are a few references to get you started: Doak, C. C., Doak, L. G., & Root, J. H. (1996). Tea...

4. Teaching a patient who can't read

   franlondon replied to NephroBSN's topic in Educators

   You might want to review the resources available before writing your own. Here are a few of the best: AMC Cancer Research Center. (1994). Beyond the brochure: Alternative approaches to effective health communication. Retrieved October 10, 2005, f...

5. How to deal with unexpected deaths of nurses and other health care professionals

   franlondon replied to confused101's topic in General Nursing

   Back when I was a staff nurse, I had a similar experience. One of the nurses I worked with got sick and died within days. Then one of the doctors on our team died in a car accident. I processed the experience by watching how we all reacted, and wr...

6. I have a question about humor etiquette

   franlondon replied to gentlemother's topic in General Nursing

   Your question has been asked before, and a whole discipline has grown around it. Here's a great resource: The Amercian Association for Therapeutic Humor (AATH). They even have a reading list published on their site: http://www.aath.org/readlist_1.h...

7. Patient Teaching

   franlondon replied to rn undisclosed name's topic in General Students

   You can save a lot of teaching time and frustration if you focus on assessing learning needs and evaluating understanding, rather than teaching. Focus on the patient's needs. What do they need to know for self-care? What are they worried about? W...

8. Pt. teaching sites? Handouts? Please help!

   franlondon replied to mookieslife's topic in Student Assist

   First, ask yourself why you need a handout. What are you teaching that the learner needs to have in writing, to refer to later? (Paper doesn't teach; people do.) Then, a good source is the government site Medline Plus. Much information is clearly ...

9. Discharge instructions

   franlondon replied to Kathy L's topic in Med-Surg

   I've looked at policies, guidelines, and standards from various resources, and here's a summary of what needs to be provided at discharge: Attending doctor's name and phone number Diagnosis Follow-up doctor, phone number, appointment Referrals (home ...

10. Nursing Journal of Jocularity

    franlondon replied to jahrn's topic in Humor

    I was the Editor of JNJ for 5 years. The magazine ceased to exist when the publisher, Doug Fletcher, RN, and three of my other friends died in a car accident May 1, 1998. I miss it too.