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14Patient Education
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Learning Outcomes (cont.)
14.1 Identify the benefits of patient education and the medical assistant’s role in providing
education.
14.2 Describe factors that affect learning and teaching.
14.3 Implement teaching techniques.
14.4 Choose reliable patient education materials used in the medical office.
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Learning Outcomes (cont.)
14.5 Explain how patient education can be used to promote good health habits.
14.6 Describe the types of information that should be included in the patient information packet.
14.7 Describe the benefits and special considerations of patient education prior to surgery.
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Introduction
• Health education = lifelong pursuit
• Encourage and teach healthy habits and behaviors
• Medical assistants– Recognize and overcome roadblocks to
education– Become comfortable with teaching– Lead others to their highest level of health
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The Educated Patient
Takes a more active role in medical care
Is often more compliant with treatment programs
Is better informed about how to maintain a healthy state
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The Educated Patient (cont.)
• Benefits to the medical office– Satisfaction
– Follows instructions
– Less likely to call with questions, so staff spends less time on the telephone
• Medical assistant participation in patient education– Place of employment and scope of practice
– Awareness of patient understanding and needs
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Apply Your Knowledge
What are the results of patient education?
ANSWER: Patients can take a more active role in their health care. They are more compliant with the treatment program, stay healthier, and are more satisfied clients of the medical practice.
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Learning and Teaching
• Learning
Knowledge
Behaviors
Skills
• Domains of learning
Cognitive
Affective
Psychomotor
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Apply Your Knowledge
Match the following:
Cognitive
Affective
Psychomotor
Sylvia is taking her medications correctly
Sylvia understands the effect of her diabetic diet.
Sylvia started exercising to help her keep her diabetes under control.
Sylvia has a positive attitude about her ability to control her diabetes.
Sylvia is able to recall information about diabetes.
Sylvia is motivated to learn.
ANSWER:
C
C
A
A
P
P
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Teaching Techniques
• Types of teaching Sensory – Behaviors(affective domain)
Factual – Knowledge(cognitive domain)
Participatory – Skills(psychomotor domain)
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Teaching Techniques (cont.)
• Factual Teaching– Provides details– Supported by written
materials
• Sensory Teaching– Physical sensations they may feel– All five senses may be involved
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Teaching Techniques (cont.)
• Participatory teaching– Describe a technique
– Modeling • Demonstrate the
technique
• Patient then performs a return demonstration
• Verify understanding
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Cultural and Educational Barriers
• When providing new materials consider – Cultural background– Age– Medical condition and emotional state– Learning style, educational background– Disabilities– Religious background – Readiness to learn
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Apply Your Knowledge
Return demonstrations are part of factual teaching.
Sensory teaching tells the patient what he will feel during a procedure.
Factual teaching provides the patient the what, when, and why.
Modeling is teaching a new skill through observation and imitation.
True or False? ANSWER:
T
T
T
F
participatory teaching.
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• Brochures, Booklets, and Fact Sheets
– Explain procedures
– Provide information about specific diseases and medical conditions
– Provide information to help patients stay healthy
Patient Education Materials
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• Practical health care tips
• Updates on office policies
• Information about new diagnostic tests and equipment
• News about office staff
Printed Materials (cont.)
Educational NewslettersEducational Newsletters
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A valuable aid for referring patients to appropriate agencies
Printed Materials (cont.)
Community-Assistance Directory
Community-Assistance Directory
Mealson
Wheels
Mealson
Wheels
DayCare
Centers
DayCare
Centers
MedicalServicesMedicalServices
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Many physicians arrange seminars and classes for their patients.
DVDs and videotapes – effective for educating about complex subjects and procedures
Visual Materials
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Visual Materials (cont.)
Health organizations and associations also provide
health information.
Libraries and patient resource rooms have a variety of educational
materials.
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Visual Materials (cont.)
• Online health information – Check credibility of
website– Develop a list for the
patient
• Education plan – Education needs– Outline– Resources– Teach – Evaluate
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Apply Your Knowledge
List resources that are available to provide patient education materials.
ANSWER: Community resources for patient education include libraries and patient resource rooms, online resources, community resources such as home health, and health-related associations such as the AHA.
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Promoting Health and Wellness Through Education
• Consumer Education – increased awareness of good health practices
• Ways to achieve good health
– Develop healthy habits
– Protect self from injury
– Take preventive measures
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Regular Exercise
Adequate Rest
Healthy Habits
Good Nutrition
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Balance
Work Leisure
No Smoking
Limit Alcohol Intake
Healthy Habits (cont.)
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Protection from Injury
• Safety measures
• Proper use of medications– Do not change dosage
– Do not mix medications
– Report unusual reactions
– Tell doctor about any OTC medications
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Preventive Measures
Three levels of preventive health care
Three levels of preventive health care
1. Health-promoting behaviors
1. Health-promoting behaviors
2. Screening 2. Screening
3. Rehabilitation 3. Rehabilitation
Adopting healthy habitsPatient education
Diagnostic testing
Maintain function
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Categorize each of the following behaviors as a first, second, or third level of prevention.
Apply Your Knowledge
Tuberculin skin test
Daily exercise
Adopting healthy eating habits
Annual mammograms
Stroke rehab program
ANSWER::
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The Patient Information Packet
• Benefits for patients– Improves relationships between the office and
patients
– Provides important information about office policies and staff roles
• Office hours
• Scheduling appointments
• Payment policies
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The Patient Information Packet (cont.)
• Benefits for office staff– Marketing tool
– Aid to running office smoothly
– Saves time answering questions
– Use to acquaint new staff members with office policies
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• Introduction to the office
• Physician’s qualifications
• Description of the practice
• Introduction to the office staff
Contents of the Information Packet (cont.)
Materials should be written at a sixth-grade reading
Materials should be written at a sixth-grade reading
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• Office hours
• Appointment scheduling
• Telephone policy
• Payment policies
Contents of the Information Packet (cont.)
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• Insurance policies
• Patient confidentiality statement
• Other information
Contents of the Information Packet (cont.)
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Distribution of Patient Information Packet
• Give the packet to new patients
• Mail the packet to patients
• Refer patient to office website
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Following their office visit, several patients inquire about the credentials of the practitioner seeing them during the visit. How can this information be made available to the patients?
Apply Your Knowledge
ANSWER: Add this information to the patient information packet and also placed on the office website.
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Patient Education Prior to Surgery
• Vital to successful outcomes
• Medical assistant– Support and explanations– Verify patient understands information given– Document
• Informed consent – Signed – Placed in medical record
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Increases satisfaction
Reduces anxiety and fear
Reduces use of pain medication
Reduces complications following surgery
Reduces recovery time
Preoperative Education
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Helping Relieve Anxiety
• Repeat and reinforce
• Stress the positive
• Involve family members
• Provide contact information
• Be reassuring
• Verify understanding
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Apply Your Knowledge
What are the benefits of preoperative education for the patient?
ANSWER: Preoperative education is important to the success of the procedure. It helps reduce anxiety and fear, use of pain medication, postoperative complications, and recovery time.
Right Answer!
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In Summary
14.1 Patients benefit from patient education because it can help them regain their health and independence more quickly.
The medical office also benefits because patients will be less likely to call the office with questions.
Educated patients take a more active role in their medical care.
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In Summary (cont.)
14.2 Learning occurs in three domains: knowledge,behaviors, and skills.
The patient must be able to recall the information, have the right attitude and be motivated to learn, and then implement the skills needed to demonstrate that the knowledge is retained.
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In Summary (cont.)
14.3 Teaching methods and formats are adjusted for the best possible result depending on patient need and level of understanding.
The best possible education plan comes from knowing your patient and his needs and abilities, as well as the goal of the
instruction.
Always assess your instruction at its completion and revise the plan as needed.
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In Summary (cont.)
14.4 There are a variety of types of patient education materials in medical offices.
Using already-completed print or electronic patient instruction sheets, ensuring that
Internet sources are credible, and obtaining assistance from other healthcare team members are all methods of ensuring reliability of educational materials.
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In Summary (cont.)
14.5 Patient education promotes good health by teaching patients the importance of
developing healthy habits such as eating properly and exercising regularly.
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In Summary (cont.)
14.6 The contents of the patient’s information packet should include an introduction to the medical office, the physician’s qualifications, a description of the practice, an introduction to the staff, office hours, appointment
scheduling, telephone policies, payment and insurance policies, a confidentiality statement, and other pertinent information.
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In Summary (cont.)
14.7 Educating patients prior to surgery is vital to a successful outcome and involves
instructing them on proper procedures before surgery and also having the patient sign a surgical consent.
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Apprehension, uncertainty, waiting, expectation, fear of surprise, do a patient more harm than any exertion.
~ Florence Nightingale
End of Chapter 14
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