Overview
Accompanied by an online instructor’s resource manual with downloadable PowerPoint slides and accompanying notes!
Essentials of Patient Education, based on Susan B. Bastable’s best-selling Nurse as Educator: Principles of Teaching and Learning for Nursing Practice, Second Edition, prepares nurses for their ever-increasing roles in patient teaching, health education, and health promotion. This application-based text addresses the needs and characteristics of the learner and discusses appropriate instructional approaches, as well as providing nurses and nursing students with a thorough comprehension of and the skills necessary in the teaching and learning process.
Synopsis
This simplified version of the second editing of Nurse as Educator: Principles of Teaching and Learning for Nursing Practice, was developed as a primary resource for undergraduate nursing students and for staff nurses for whom the role of teaching is a significant component of their daily caregiving activities. The scope of the contents is retained, but the discussion is pared down to focus on patients and their family members as the audience of learners and to provide just the essentials of patient teaching. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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Reviewer:Margaret Anna Holder, BSN, MSN, PhD(University of North Florida Brooks College of Health)
Description:This is an excellent reference and comprehensive review focusing on the nurse's role in teaching patients. It is a scaled down and simplified version of the second edition of the author's Nurse as Educator: Principles of Teaching and Learning for Nursing Practice (Jones and Bartlett, 2003)."
Purpose:This is a primary resource for basic information regarding the essential elements involved in patient teaching and learning. It is an overview of the processes and skills required for nurses to be effective patient educators with the goal of assisting patients in becoming as independent in their self-care activities as possible. These worthy objectives are met.
Audience:As a primary resource, this book is targeted at undergraduate nursing students and novices. It is probably most suitable as a quick reference and overview or as a self-study guide for those newly exposed to patient education concepts. The author and contributors are well prepared nursing faculty, researchers, and patient education coordinators. Of interest is that there are also student contributors.
Features:The book addresses learning techniques and strategies and includes several chapters focusing on learner characteristics and their needs. Features include review questions for each chapter, a comprehensive glossary, and practical information on creating, using and evaluating learning materials. An appendix on readability and comprehension tests is included. The technology and evaluation chapters are well done. However, the chapter on cultural groups is limited to a discussion of only four groups. The online instructor materials that accompany the text were not available for review.
Assessment:While there are several books available on patient education, I am not aware of one that provides such an easy to read, quick reference. This book is a must for nursing students, novices, and anyone needing to refresh their patient education skills.
Editorials
From The Critics
Reviewer: Margaret A Holder, PhD(University of North Florida Brooks College of Health)Description: This is an excellent reference and comprehensive review focusing on the nurse's role in teaching patients. It is a scaled down and simplified version of the second edition of the author's Nurse as Educator: Principles of Teaching and Learning for Nursing Practice (Jones and Bartlett, 2003)."
Purpose: This is a primary resource for basic information regarding the essential elements involved in patient teaching and learning. It is an overview of the processes and skills required for nurses to be effective patient educators with the goal of assisting patients in becoming as independent in their self-care activities as possible. These worthy objectives are met.
Audience: As a primary resource, this book is targeted at undergraduate nursing students and novices. It is probably most suitable as a quick reference and overview or as a self-study guide for those newly exposed to patient education concepts. The author and contributors are well prepared nursing faculty, researchers, and patient education coordinators. Of interest is that there are also student contributors.
Features: The book addresses learning techniques and strategies and includes several chapters focusing on learner characteristics and their needs. Features include review questions for each chapter, a comprehensive glossary, and practical information on creating, using and evaluating learning materials. An appendix on readability and comprehension tests is included. The technology and evaluation chapters are well done. However, the chapter on cultural groups is limited to a discussion of only four groups. The online instructor materials that accompany the text were not available for review.
Assessment: While there are several books available on patient education, I am not aware of one that provides such an easy to read, quick reference. This book is a must for nursing students, novices, and anyone needing to refresh their patient education skills.
From The Critics
Reviewer: Margaret A Holder, PhD, (University of North Florida Brooks College of Health)Description: This is an excellent reference and comprehensive review focusing on the nurse's role in teaching patients. It is a scaled down and simplified version of the second edition of the author's Nurse as Educator: Principles of Teaching and Learning for Nursing Practice (Jones and Bartlett, 2003)."
Purpose: This is a primary resource for basic information regarding the essential elements involved in patient teaching and learning. It is an overview of the processes and skills required for nurses to be effective patient educators with the goal of assisting patients in becoming as independent in their self-care activities as possible. These worthy objectives are met.
Audience: As a primary resource, this book is targeted at undergraduate nursing students and novices. It is probably most suitable as a quick reference and overview or as a self-study guide for those newly exposed to patient education concepts. The author and contributors are well prepared nursing faculty, researchers, and patient education coordinators. Of interest is that there are also student contributors.
Features: The book addresses learning techniques and strategies and includes several chapters focusing on learner characteristics and their needs. Features include review questions for each chapter, a comprehensive glossary, and practical information on creating, using and evaluating learning materials. An appendix on readability and comprehension tests is included. The technology and evaluation chapters are well done. However, the chapter on cultural groups is limited to a discussion of only four groups. The online instructor materials that accompany the text were not available for review.
Assessment: While there are several books available on patient education, I am not aware of one that provides such an easy to read, quick reference. This book is a must for nursing students, novices, and anyone needing to refresh their patient education skills.
3 Stars from Doody