Effective Patient Education: A Guide to Increased Adherence

Written by a nursing expert and former Chair of patient education For The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, Effective Patient Education: A Guide to Increased Adherence, Fourth Edition gives clinicians the tools they need to become effective patient educators. Using a patient-centered approach, this essential text provides specific strategies for communicating in a way that motivates patients to take action. Crucial to this approach is an understanding of the patient as a partner in the patient education process. The text uncovers patient concerns and challenges that may interfere with patient adherence to recommendations, enabling clinicians to gain insight into their patients and devise communication strategies that can empower patients to overcome obstacles. In addition, this completely revised and updated edition explores the challenges that clinicians may face in conducting patient education.  Using case examples to illustrate key points, this text moves beyond theory to offer practical application principles For The real world. Featuring a clinical approach in examining established patient-education theories, Effective Patient Education: A Guide to Increased Adherence, Fourth Edition is an invaluable guide for nursing students and professionals!The Fourth Edition includes chapters on:Enhancing patient motivationBuilding an effective patient education teamPatient-centered teaching modelInstructional aids, including internet and web-based resources

ChapterChapter 1 Patient Adherence as an Outcome of Effective Patient Teaching
ChapterChapter 2 Toward a Model of Patient Centered Teaching
ChapterChapter 3 Enhancing Patient Motivation: Increasing Adherence
ChapterChapter 4 Individual Factors in Patient Teaching and Patient Adherence
ChapterChapter 5 Patient Teaching Through the Lifespan: A Developmental Perspective
ChapterChapter 6 The Family, Patient Centered Teaching and Patient Adherence
ChapterChapter 7 Cultural Issues in Patient Teaching and Patient Adherence
ChapterChapter 8 Communicating Effectively in Patient Teaching: Enhancing Patient Adherence
ChapterChapter 9 Building Patient Partnerships: Facilitating Patient Participation in Patient Centered Teaching
ChapterChapter 10 Health Literacy in Patient Education and Patient Adherence
ChapterChapter 11 Patient Teaching and Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)
ChapterChapter 12 Patient Teaching and Patient Adherence Issues for Older Adults
ChapterChapter 13 Patient Teaching About End-of-Life Issues
ChapterChapter 14 Ethical Issues in Patient Teaching and Patient Adherence
ChapterChapter 15 Informed Consent
ChapterChapter 16 Instructional Aids in Patient Teaching: Used or Abused
ChapterChapter 17 Research and Evaluation in Patient Teaching and Patient Adherence
ChapterChapter 18 Building an Effective Patient Education Team: Promoting Patient Centered Patient Teaching