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...
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franlondon replied to SamanthaLu's topic in Nursing Career
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
franlondon replied to jahrn's topic in Nursing 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